Between You & Me’s long awaited sophomore album ‘Armageddon’ has arrived in full force. Featuring ten electrifying tracks, the new record is a heart-on-sleeve account of what it is to be human, and holds a mirror up to the various responsibilities, roles, and relationships we share. The band will tour ‘Armageddon’ nationally throughout February 2022, performing to crowds in Canberra, Wollongong, Newcastle, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle. 

The creation of ‘Armageddon’ is underpinned by a string of setbacks and happenstance, beginning with the band’s tour in North America in March last year. Their plans to record their sophomore LP with Canadian producer Sam Guaiana (Silverstein, Like Pacific) following their live dates came to an abrupt halt as the global pandemic persisted, and the band were required to return home to Australia without an album and without a plan. 

Navigating months of lockdowns and living in different states, Between You & Me eventually secured an exemption to bring Guaiana to Australia and record the album. While the 10 month delay proved initially disheartening, there’s a silver lining – Between You & Me have produced their most collaborative effort to date. With all members bringing something new to the table after a period of reflection and isolation, new themes were explored and new songs were written. With newfound perspective, frontman Jake Wilson remarks “If this was going to be our last ever record, I wanted it to be a body of work that I could reflect on fondly – regardless of how ‘successful’ it was.”

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Listeners will note a refinement and evolution of the band’s sound since the release of their debut record ‘Everything Is Temporary’ in 2018.

“Whilst it took three years between releases, the journey to release ‘Armageddon’ has certainly shaped the way it sounds,” says Wilson. “The past 18 months has given us the chance to pause and reflect on the opportunities that we have in front of us. We get to write and perform music for people across the world and this release has become monumental for us. Whilst it has been an extremely difficult period for our band to navigate, ‘Armageddon’ certainly wouldn’t have turned out the way it did without all the challenges along the way.”

ARMAGEDDON’ ALBUM TOUR 

Thursday 10th February – UC Hub – Canberra, ACT

Friday 11th February – La La La’s – Wollongong, NSW

Saturday 12th February – Cambridge Hotel (Warehouse) – Newcastle, NSW

Sunday 13th February – The Brightside – Brisbane, QLD

Thursday 17th February – Oxford Art Factory – Sydney, NSW

Friday 18th February – Corner Hotel – Melbourne, VIC

Saturday 19th February – Jive – Adelaide, SA

Sunday 20th February – Mojo’s – Fremantle, WA

Tickets here

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