You won’t have to travel far this week to get in the Spring Break mindset. Rehab, an Atlanta-based hip-hop quintet, is set to play Wednesday at The Dame. With super-hits like “Bartender Song (Sittin’ In A Bar)” and “1980,” Rehab is sure to set off this year’s Spring Break with a bumpin’ dance party.

Beginning with their debut release, “Southern Discomfort” in 2000, the band has been on a steady rise. With two consecutive Warped Tours, a Kid Rock tour, two singles to reach the Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts and a Linkin Park tour under their belt, Rehab’s unique rap/rock sound infused with southern rock, dirty southern rap, reggae and alternative is sure to throw a party.

Rehab’s tour rocking through Lexington on Wednesday is in promotion of the band’s latest release, “Graffiti The World.” At first listen, the album has strong hints of artist influence jumping out, ranging anywhere from Uncle Kracker to Linkin Park or Kid Rock. Regardless of your musical preference, your head will be bobbing after a few tracks.

Once you get past the head-bobbing, take a closer listen; the album’s lyrics will shock you. The depth of their lyrics — both in meaning and vocabulary — are impressive. Some songs cover the climax of a Saturday night party while others speak on the dark side of a party-filled life with nights ending in jail cells or lives ending in addictions. Some songs talk about the peak of a relationship; others talk about the downfall going as far as personal experiences with divorce. While streaming the songs from their Web site (www.rehabmusic.com), not only was I jamming, but I felt a personal relation with many of their messages.

The lyrical message of the album’s title-track highlights current problems consistent worldwide. “Graffiti The World” reminds listeners that while looking at the big picture, humans are, at times, at fault for their own suffering. Influenced by Simon & Garfunkel and their line in “Sounds of Silence” about the words of a prophet written on a subway wall, lead vocalist Danny Alexander explained the song on the band’s Web site: “I kind of had this idea of kids doing graffiti and how it’s against the law. But, if you think about it, the earth was once the most beautiful place until somebody graffitied it with buildings, then the skies with satellites and the air with airplanes. It’s a cycle and people get caught up trying to break those cycles and the next thing you know, some kid’s getting arrested for spraying a wall.”

If you’re interested in Rehab, check out www.rehabmusic.com. It is likely you will know the words to a few of the songs and soon after be jamming to the rest. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15.

Brian Carothers is an interpersonal communications sophomore.