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• Artist: Soundtrack Of Our Lives
• Album: Behind The Music
• Label: Telegram
• Year of Release: 2002
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-04-01

I finally fell into buying this album after I had heard that it was nominated for a Best Alternative Album Grammy. While I think that Behind The Music is a very decent and apt album, I do think there are others that could have taken their slot but am happy that a band not on the top of the charts is sitting there. The album starts out super strong with “Infra Riot� and follows right up with the big single “Sister Surround�. These Swedish boys seem to reach back in a retro haze to come up with their sound but despite that, they do sound fairly original. “Tonight� is a piano centric ballad that seems to work very well. Another very fine ballad is the sweeping “In Your Veins�. Then they almost reach into an Americana style for “Ten Years Ahead�, which comes off like a Cracker song. The one thing that Soundtrack Of Our Lives is consistent with is that it’s diverse. The do ballads, country tracks, full-on rockers and power-pop. A lot of Syd Barrett style is on Behind The Music but ultimately, Soundtrack of Our Lives is an original group that is a very talented bunch of musicians and have created a very fine album.

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