Rating: NNN
I don’t understand why, unless you’re Pink Floyd or you want to make a quick buck off a bunch of B-sides, you’d write a double disc. It’s nearly impossible to release two records of all-fantastic material. Swedish garage rockers Soundtrack of Our Lives are the latest act to cram 24 songs into a two-disc collection, and they’ve taken the familiar one-disc-loud, one-quieter approach (though they mix tempos a lot more than the Foo Fighters’ In Your Honor).
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Overall, the record is solid: lots of fuzzy psychedelic riffs and infectious melodies. But inevitably, a few of the toned-down tracks miss the mark. If this were one 14-song disc with the band’s best material, it would have been a stellar release.
Top track: Thrill Me
