Breaking news: there is disruption within the identical Tangarine twins. Where the brothers Arnout and Sander Brinks have always been the same in their lives as in their music, divisions have now arisen. While Sander was allowed to hold his first child, Arnout's relationship ended. So these hip identical twins were not like-minded when they left for Tuscon, Arizona, again in the studio of to record
… their fourth album for Excelsior Records. For this reason or not Because Of You became a heavier album with guitars dominating. Trumpet and pedal-steel are nice additions to Tangarine's always well-prepared songs. But the full arrangements are somewhat at the expense of the interwoven, tender harmony vocals for which the duo is known. That was their strength and they managed to hit it. What remains is a fine and at the same time somewhat identityless roots rock album. (MR)more