Album Review: Between You & Me - Everything Is Temporary

It's been a while since Australia has blessed us with such an exciting pop-punk act; Between You & Me's debut album Everything Is Temporary might just fill the void you didn't realise you've been missing.

There's a bitter heart in all of us, and this album will be sure to bring it out all the emo feels in an energetic way that only masters of pop-punk know how to do. It's the powerful anecdotal tales in songs like Move On and Friends From '96 or the incredible guitar riffs in Good Intentions and Catch A Break that'll leave you wanting more. Lyrically, the true highlights are in the emotional tale of Floral Glass or the gripping one-minute track I Can't Help It... An uplifting end after nine melancholy tunes comes with the pessimistic final track Everything Is Temporary.

The debut album stays true to the sound that the band founded in 2016, while all five members are certainly excelling in their abilities. Everything Is Temporary is full of bold and broody lyricism, and Jake Wilson certainly has the perfect voice to project it. With bassist James Karagiozis (vocalist of Bukowski) sneaking in some vocal action too, it's a bundle of pop-punk magic.