Just Because is the second full-length album by American band The Belle Brigade, whose members are siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska.

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.