Power chords and uneducated guitar solos galore - meet the Deadlines.

On this record, the band incorporates the fun, somewhat grown-up aspect of rock ’n’ roll while grasping its straight-up punk rock roots.

The sexy, swaggering vocals of Shaun Sundholm is obvious on “I Want a Stalker,” somewhat familiar of the late Joey Ramone, but not as good.

Most of the chords are easily accessible in nearly every punk rock bands’ Palm Pilots, but it doesn’t seem to matter. The drumming is nothing special, and the vocals don’t stand apart from any respectable punk-influenced band, but again, it doesn’t matter.

Take the title track; it’s a song we’ve all heard before. It has a lyrical base predictable on a first listen - there is a blatant blueprint of what Sundholm is going to belt out next or how the song will progress.

There aren’t any surprises, it’s just another catchy, punk-influenced album.

The band uses the concept of repetitiveness openly both in lyric and instrument, but it helps each song rock that much harder.

And nearly every hip-swinging tune is held together by a standard 2-1 hand clap pattern and the occasional tricky halts and pickups.

With the visualization of The Cramps and the questionable attractiveness of the New York Dolls, the Deadlines have certainly lived up to their assignment - to keep the fun in rock.