Between You & Me LP

Belmont signed to Mutant League Records, the same indie imprint that had early releases from Seaway and As It Is. Between You & Me sticks to the formula that's carried pop-punk's underground for years: sharp riffs, vocals that switch between singing and shouting mid-line, and choruses built to be shouted back. Lead single "Shackles" does the job efficiently. Nothing here reinvents the genre, but the band earned its Midwest crowds one regional show at a time, and the five songs are tight for it.