This album is a versatile closing part of the triptych with autobiographical songs by Henny Vrienten. After the autobiographical albums (2014) and (2015), Tussen De Regels took a while. Vrienten was busy with a reunion of and with touring with the , an occasional group with and . By Between the Lines, Vrienten means to say that although his songs are autobiographical, they never convey the
… whole message: 'Anything that is heartbreaking, or shameful, or jubilant, stays between the lines.' Vrientens songs range from melancholic and nostalgic to romantic or macabre humorous. The music styles and the use of instruments are also very varied. , and guest contributions. Very nice about the CD booklet are the illustrations accompanying the lyrics, drawn by an arsenal of well-known artists such as Kamagurka, Peter de Wit, Len Munnik and Claudie de Cleen. (SvdP)more