Lifeguard: Ripped and Torn review – this brilliant post-punk racket sounds like a trip to a rivet factory

Lifeguard: Ripped and Torn review – this brilliant post-punk racket sounds like a trip to a rivet factory

(Matador)The Chicago threepiece’s bold debut is a blast of circular-saw guitars, baffling lyrics and effervescent melodyAfter emerging from the Chicago DIY scene five years ago, Lifeguard’s long-awaited debut crashes in with loud guitars and drums like a statement of intent. Opening track A Tightwire sets the template for the album: urgent, off-kilter and even slightly disorienting. The youthful trio of Kai Slater (guitar, vocals), Asher Case (b…