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Just Because Records

Small DIY label based in Cleveland, Ohio

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03/06/2024

Just Because 9th Anniversary Shows!

Poster by Jason Look

09/02/2024

February Shows!
Tomorrow at celebrate the birth of the one and only with !!! and This Moment In Black History !!!

Next week Friday take your pick of Clark-Fulton, West Park, or Columbus. Can’t go wrong.

19/01/2024

A snowy day for a tape restock. ’s Activation LP and 7” together on 1 Smokey tape. s “Painted Glass” on its 3rd pressing on Green. And a Machine Go Boom restock of “When We’re Ghosts” on Aqua or White.

02/12/2023

A Day Late And A Dollar Short

20/11/2023

New song “Trust” up now on Bandcamp! Arguably the most chill song on their new double EP “No Rest / Trust” Order your copy of the tape today. Listen at the link in da bye-ohh

Art by the ever talented

17/11/2023

’s “No Rest” EP is out today! I’m can’t recommend these songs enough! They’re so good! Listen on the JBR Bandcamp or wherever you listen to music. Order a tape and catch them on tour tonight in beautiful Detroit, MI at and tomorrow Saturday at in majestic Chicago, IL

Art by the 1 the only

10/11/2023

Just Because is thrilled to announce the "Trust / No Rest" Double EP from Cleveland, Ohio's Napsack. The follow up to 2021's beloved "Put You First" tape. Ever hear a new song live and immediately demand, "Hey, play that one again" That doesn't happen that often, but hearing these new songs develop live for the past 2 years made me say that after every show. All of our collective prayers for them to be recorded to tape have finally been answered.

You can listen to "Part Time / Full Time" right now! 50 Purple Tapes and 50 Red Tapes are up for pre-order and shipping soon.

Don't miss Napsack on their upcoming tour next week:

Thursday, November 16 - Columbus, OH
Friday, November 17 - Detroit, MI
Saturday, November 18 - Chicago, IL

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03/11/2023

That’s a lot of November shows

02/11/2023

Real love, real life, real sweat went into this one and it’s here! The all new Natural Sway album! Natural Sway is from Athens by way of Columbus by way of Berea and all from Ohio. Natural Sway is and friends. If you’ve loved Rye’s songwriting from Delay to Letters to the Moon to Lose The ‘Tude then you’ll love the new Natural Sway record. Give it a listen, pick up a tape, and make it to the release shows Friday, Nov 3 at in Columbus and Sunday, Nov 5 at in Athens!

27/10/2023

Here’s an unexpected treat: newly-unearthed recordings (circa 2010) from Cleveland’s own MACHINE GO BOOM, “from the vaults” as they say, five blown-out bangers put to tape at Paul Mac’s Zombie Proof Studios (and you KNOW all the good stuff that came outta that joint), with Mikey Machine & Co taking one last swing for the fences just as the band was, as Mikey recalls, “running out of steam,” and with Zombie Proof itself closing up shop before these songs could get their finishing touches, they’d sit on a shelf for nigh fourteen years before Just Because Records caught wind of them and, well, there you have it: the tightest, most jam-packed 7” you’ll hear all year!

It's called Your Skin’s Been Peeling Off. “I was seeing that these songs all had this weird thing in common,” Mikey says, his fixation at the time on all things body horror, diving down internet rabbit holes on leprosy colonies and other grim histories. Fitting that this disc is coming out around Hallowe’en, yeah. . . . Put on that costume and relive the barbed whimsy that set your heart and limbs afire at MGB shows 20-some years ago. Mikey’s signature hybrid of Superchunk and DEVO still thrills, grisly satire cheerfully belted out over in-the-red drums & guitar and Carrie B’s keyboard bursts.
But what’s this? “Lost My Nerve” lightly sways to a piano riff worthy of a Great Pumpkin reboot. I lost my nerve a long time ago / I had a hard time letting it go . . .

Topping off the set is a tune written on the spot during that 2010 session, “Yes Katie, the Magic is Gone.” I sing this song ’cause that’s all gone. . . a delightful send-off (and kiss-off!) to this 7”, to the band itself, and yes, to Katie, wherever she may be . . .
Deadstock Machine Go Boom: bliss for the taking in the year 2023 . . .
- Mike Uva

Release Show Tonight at The Happy Dog! Low Ticket Warning! Wear Your Costume!

26/10/2023

All Pre-orders have shipped and should be arriving soon! Thank you! A reminder to get your ticket to see the Machine Go Boomers at in just 2 days!!!! with and

If you didn’t pre-order your copy, then grab one at the show or order at the link in the bio or visit your favorite record store maybe next week or really just go to the show!

14/10/2023

Nick Cross “The Multiverse Waltz” Record release show at - October 14, 2022 - w/ and

Love this record. Love these bands. Love these people.

11/10/2023

Tapes are in for !!!! “Plays The Secret Names” is out everywhere November 10th, but pre-orders will start shipping soon. Pre-order your tape today so you can scoff at all the merch table lingerers at the release show over their lack of initiative. Release show announced soon!

04/10/2023

It’s with great pleasure today that we announce the debut recordings from Give “Dissed By Priss” a listen on the Just Because Bandcamp and find out what you’re messing with.

27/09/2023

New Machine Go Boom 7" up for pre-order now! 5 new reworked unreleased tracks recorded by Paul Mac back in the day at Zombie Proof. AND... Get your costume ready because they are playing The Happy Dog on Friday, October 27! AND... Listen to "No Goodnik" from the 7" now and pre-order your copy! Wow!

22/08/2023

The first single, "Miserable Schemes" is available now for your listening pleasure from Brian Damage's new album, Previous Episodes. Pre-Order your Baby Blue Tape today. Full album out Friday September 1st.

is the Brian-child of Brian Baker. When he's not playing drums in or .o.t.s.band or .wav he's fu***ng with synths and writing disturbingly memorable melodies as Brian Damage. Maybe you've enjoyed his other projects such as , Astro Fang, Yakuza Heart Attack, , Jet Kid Committee, etc. etc., fear not, you will enjoy Brian Damage. Find his 1st two albums on and listen to "Miserable Schemes" while you patiently wait for your Baby Blue Tape to arrive to listen to the Brian's glorious third album, Previous Episodes.

14/08/2023

Gotta get to Tomorrow - Monday - 5-11pm - Help the best little bar in all the land get back on their feet!

One of many raffle prizes you can win is all of the currently in-print Just Because catalogue plus 2 yet-to-be released releases plus 2 JBR-adjacent releases. That’s a lot of great records and tapes.

Please make plans to be there to support a place that supports all of us!

27/07/2023

The 3rd pressing of “Communion” by is available now! Grip a tape at their show tomorrow at or order one on the Just Because Bandcamp

26/07/2023

New Tape “Previous Episodes” out September 1st

“Previous Episodes” will be the third Brian Damage record in the past 3 years following-up the career-defining “Yesterday’s Slime” and the magnum opus “Sh*t For Brians” on the ever-grander

100 Baby Blue Tapes will be available. Look for the first single and a pre-order soon

22/02/2023

‘Painted Glass’ by was released 1 year ago today!

20/02/2023

2nd Pressing of ‘s “Put You First” available now! on the JBR Bandcamp page. Also available at Napsack’s show this Thursday at with .wav and
Flyer by

27/01/2023

‘s ‘Caretaker’ is out today! Listen on Bandcamp or wherever you listen to your music.

After hearing the opening track whiz by in less than a minute I was hooked. Songs about people buying up the great cheap places to live in Cleveland and raising the rent, how much your boss still sucks, and how people would still find crap to complain about even if Dolly Parton was President are just a few topics in these songs. I wanted to write this off as Joyce Manor meets Weezer worship, but I couldn’t stop letting track one start over again after Andy sent it my way. Thank you.

Cassette release show next Friday, February 3 at

11/01/2023

The third single “Taylor Lautner” from ‘s new tape ‘Caretaker’ is up now on the Just Because Bandcamp. Jam these jams and pre-order your tape today!

04/01/2023

January 2023

“Don’t ya just love New Years? You can start all over. Everyone gets a second chance”

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Flyer 4 by .b.s.t.n_

12/11/2022

The rest of November sure looks good to me

22/10/2022

Tonight we finally get ‘s way to do it at with Show Pink and Rival Suitors

‘Another Way To Do It’ is available in it’s entirety now on Bandcamp for your listening pleasure. Buy an LP tonight - it only took 5+ years for this record to come out on vinyl!

📷/📹 by .am.a.steam.bun.now

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