Soundtrack of our Lives

A soundtrack just isn’t a soundtrack without Kenny Loggins, and Soundtrack of our Lives is 100 percent Loggins-free. But you can’t hate the group for that. Nor can you lump it in with the unwashed Swedish invaders, because this Oasis-approved outfit’s sound is much more refined. The Soundtrack started in 1995, when three former members of bad-trip proto-punkers Union Carbide Productions reunited to explore the happier side of psychedelia. Eventually, the group expanded to a sextet and added classic rock to its curriculum. Last year’s Behind the Music scored a Grammy nomination and became the band’s first record to see stateside release. But good as the group’s recorded material might be, its energy level doesn’t approach the danger zone until it steps onto the stage and really cuts loose.