No drama needed in this LBC

I don't want to say I'm sorry/ I just want to drink beer and play Atari."\nThe lyric embodies the newest cut from Chicago's neo-reggae punk-pop quintet Lucky Boys Confusion. With Commitment, the band provides a 45-minute punch of power-pop with a reggae twist.\nFormed in 1997, the band originally focused their sound toward ska-punk and juvenile rap a la Sum 41. On Commitment, however, the rap has been dropped and the sound is surprisingly refined.\n The band displays some genuine punk abilities with shout-along choruses. Unfortunately, they lack lyrical or musical depth, though they realize and embrace this. The music is palatable because they simply aspire to entertain rather than change the world with tales of suburban angst.\nSandwiched between two genuine rasta-dub tracks, the band's power-pop can be sugary and condensed, but they also display true angst. Meanwhile, littered throughout are signs of a reggae influence.\nThe latter half of the album aims toward rocking out, and that's where the band's strength truly lies. Commitment is an ironic title; the band never solidly commits to a particular direction musically, so their weaknesses are exposed amidst fairly strong melodic punk. As long as the Lucky Boys drop the pseudo-reggae and focus more on power than pop, they will find their niche.