Just Because is the second full-length album by American band The Belle Brigade, whose members are siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska. It was recorded with engineer and co-producer Shawn Everett and mastered by Bob Ludwig. The album was released on March 25, 2014.[1]
The Belle Brigade's first album had received wide critical praise, but on their second album, the Gruskas wanted to pursue a less slickly produced and more individual sound. Their record company, Reprise Records, expressed dissatisfaction with the results, and ultimately the band took the record to independent ATO Records.[2]
Critical reception has been mainly positive. Time praised the first single, "How I See It", as an "easygoing, exuberant song" that made a "perfect introduction to a California-dreaming band on the brink of making it big."[1] In a four-star review, AllMusic said the album "doesn't break down any walls" but was a timeless-sounding collection of songs with contemporary tools" and "finesse".[4]PopMatters rated the record 7/10, noting its "slightly darker indie edge" and finding the release to be "a clear step forward".[7]Paste similarly noted the album's greater use of "modern synths and samples" but found it "just a little surprising that such a sad record can sound so blissfully blasé."[6]
^ abMelissa Locker, "The Belle Brigade Make Magic Happen in “How I See It”: Premiere; The Belle Brigade's album, Just Because, drops March 25." Time, February 14, 2014.
^"Just Because by The Belle Brigade Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ abJames Christopher Monger, Review of Just Because, AllMusic (accessed 2014-04-08).
^Ratzlaff, Angela (March 27, 2014). . Filter. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ abHilary Saunders, "The Belle Brigade: Just Because Review", Paste, March 25, 2014.
^ abScott Recker, "The Belle Brigade: Just Because", PopMatters, April 1, 2014.
^"The Belle Brigade Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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