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The buzzing sitars and swirling guitars that herald Behind the Music's opening track, "Infra Riot," are enough to suggest that this is no ordinary Scandinavian band. The Soundtrack of Our Lives' music is miles removed from the Hives' primitive garage rock. They specialize instead in generously layered psychedelia with big nods to the Yardbirds and Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Behind the Music, the eccentric Swedish outfit's third release, is a propulsive, incense-scented pleasure. From the widescreen chorus of "Sister Surround" to the stomping Who tribute "21st Century Rip Off," they brazenly borrow from the past and manage to make it sound like an epiphany. Crestfallen Oasis fans should have particular reason to rejoice. --Aidin Vaziri