It Won't Always Be Like This is the debut studio album by Irish rock band Inhaler, released on 9 July 2021 through Polydor Records.

It began in the UK in late August 2021, before going to North America in September 2021 and starting their European tour in October 2021 in Dublin and finishing in Lisbon in July 2022.

[7] The song "gained massive traction" just as the band start touring and Hewson described it as being about "finding your feet and figuring out what persona you wanted to adopt when you go on stage".

[6] The vocals in "Strange Time to Be Alive" were the chorus of a demo that Robert Keating had been working on and their producer wanted to "make it an interlude" before the final track.

[10] Charlie Brock for Gigwise thought "they lack the cutting edge like Fontaines D.C. or The Murder Capital, but Inhaler have brought together a really listenable, enjoyable debut in It Won't Always Be Like This nevertheless".

[13] Roisin O'Connor for The Independent wrote that "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.

[18] All tracks are written by Elijah Hewson, Josh Jenkinson, Robert Keating and Ryan McMahon, except where notedCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.