Origin Vol. 1 is meant to be The Soundtrack Of Our Lives' defining statement on the awesome, shadowy power of rock 'n' roll, as wielded by a band that likes its bottom heavy, its beat free, and its spirit floating through the cosmos. It's a bloated record stuffed with songs like "Transcendental Suicide," which features Ebbot Lundberg's raspy shout over a wall of screechy guitars and a tumbling, clattering rhythm. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives frequently sounds like it's trying too hard, but that's partly the point. This is rock as pure, mind-blowing force, and it connects like a haymaker more than once. On "Bigtime," a speedy bassline and a call-and-response vocal fuses the metallic purity of Motörhead, the punk gospel of Fugazi, and the "we're higher than you'll ever be" enormity of Pink Floyd, while "Heading For A Breakdown" jangles as happily and percussively as the tambourine bopping away in its background.