My review of the new TSOOL record, Origins Vol. 1, is online at the Pamphlet.

Sadly, Origins Vol. 1 is not as good as Behind the Music, the record that made a career for Sweden’s The Soundtrack of Our Lives (TSOOL). The formula that made that record so compelling is still very much in evidence here: big riffs culled from classic rock songs, big vocals, and Big Rock production. The songs on Origins overflow with sounds that evoke familiar classic rock tunes without ever sounding derivative. Indeed, they often sound far more interesting than the source material. But where Behind the Music was consistently interesting and exciting from start to finish, Origins runs out of gas midway through and never recovers…

To see the rest of the review, please visit the Pamphlet.