They are not trying to save the world, but at a time when guitar bands barely penetrate the pop charts, their youthful exuberance might just help save rock and roll.
It Won’t Always Be Like This offers an impeccable blend of nostalgia inducing guitar riffs and emotive narratives that make for a spectacular debut album. Promising and full of potential, the boys have delivered and exceeded expectations, it’s safe to say that their intoxicating indie rock cuts are here to stay.
The sound of a band coming into their own, it finds INHALER taking a deep breath, and making the most important step forwards of their career.
Inhaler are shoo-ins as the next Radio 1 darlings, likely to appeal to Easy Life fans and blur the lines between rock and pop, as so many successful bands do.
It Won't Always Be Like This is a competent first effort with superbly crafted and unpretentious songs—even if they still haven't quite found the sound that they’re looking for.
It’s easy for critics and fellow artists to resent a band like Inhaler, with their famous parents, near-instant signing to a major label, and early tours supporting Noel Gallagher. But beneath the on-sleeve influences are poignant themes of ennui, anxiety and yearning. Inhaler want to be adored. With a debut like this, they probably will be.
Their debut album certainly comes good on the promise of early singles, showcasing an altogether more polished, confident and well-rounded band. More importantly, there are some killer songs here.
Now that Wolf Alice dropped their amazing third record, Lorde’s new album is finally on the way, multiple great artists announcing new albums like Deafheaven and Clairo, there was one album I was secretly maybe even more hyped for.
Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This
This band really shouldn’t be for me. I’ve never been that keen on smaller indie rock bands that are emerging from Europe. In my opinion, most of them sound the same, or they just don’t have enough ... read more
Okay I’m sorry but Inhaler? I wanna know the story behind that name
This is alright. It’s passable. It’s fine. There are a couple standout tracks but the rest just feels kinda meat and potatoes. It’s like once you've heard one song, you’ve heard most of the album. At least that one song is pretty good but overall it’s just pretty alright. The production is great but it feels so similar through the whole album and it doesn’t really give a lot of the ... read more
Great debut with some incredibly catchy songs. It feels fresh and distinctive, and although there are some flaws, the potential really shines through.
what a sweet album! i found inhaler a few months ago with my honest face and this quickly became one of my favorites in the genre, so i decided to give this project a chance. it won't always be like this has such an amazing nostalgic sound that i cannot descirbe that makes me feel things. the groups itself has such a intresting sound to themselfes and know what works for them, but at the same time i need them to take more risk. some of the songs later in an album started to sound somewhat ... read more
1 | It Won't Always Be Like This 4:04 | 85 |
2 | My Honest Face 4:32 | 88 |
3 | Slide Out The Window 4:35 | 74 |
4 | Cheer Up Baby 3:53 | 75 |
5 | A Night On The Floor 4:02 | 67 |
6 | My King Will Be Kind 4:52 | 67 |
7 | When It Breaks 3:42 | 80 |
8 | Who's Your Money On? (Plastic House) 6:22 | 75 |
9 | Totally 3:56 | 79 |
10 | Strange Time To Be Alive 1:04 | 57 |
11 | In My Sleep 4:11 | 79 |
#19 | / | Dork |
#49 | / | NME |
/ | Atwood Magazine |