Those mighty Swedes The Soundtrack Of Our Lives played the first of three NXNE shows yesterday evening at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse. About half an hour before their set it was a surprisingly light crowd but come their set it filled in nicely. Burly lead vocalist Ebbot Lundberg, wearing some sort of ceremonial gown, might be the furthest thing you could imagine as a frontperson but on the other hand it's refreshing and after one song you can't even imagine someone else up their. Their rock n' roll riffage and psychedlic overtones were quite satisfying conjuring images of The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, and AC DC but in such a refreshingly melodic manner. They played selections from a cross-section of their albums including their breakout "Behind The Music", plus selections from "Origin Volume I", "Welcome to the Infant Freebase" and "Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization". Their seemed to be a lot of photographers in attendance, and the more the better to capture frontperson Ebbot Lundberg's emotive personality. Guitarist Mattias Bärjed was also a joy to watch, dressed in red jeans and a red 'The Who' tour jacket, as he broke out all the rock guitar moves. Pete Townsend, eat your heart out. Highly recommended - check 'em out tonight at The Silver Dollar and then again on Saturday back at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse.
Stay tuned for more photos.
MySpace: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
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