The Audition

The Audition

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The Audition was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. The group initially consisted of Ryan O'Connor on drums and Joe Lussa on bass, along with other musicians who would eventually include Danny Stevens as lead vocalist, Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek on guitars. Their first EP, Every Scar Tells a Story, was followed by their second EP, All in Your Head, in 2004. In 2005, The Audition signed with Victory Records and released their debut album, Controversy Loves Company. The band's second studio album, Champion, was released in 2008 and marked their first entry into the Billboard 200 at number 157. They performed at major festivals including the Warped Tour and SXSW. After leaving Victory Records in 2010, The Audition released an EP titled Chapter II in 2012.

Top tracks

02
Warm Me Up
The Audition
Champion
03:32
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
The Ultimate Cover Up
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:57
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
Ms. Crumby
The Audition
Great Danger
02:16
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
09
La Rivalita
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:36
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
10
Smoke And Mirrors
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:36
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
You've Made Us Conscious
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:00
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor
08
Los Angeles
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:25
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
04
Edinboro
The Audition
Champion
03:11
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
Approach The Bench
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:49
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
01
Basbhat
The Audition
Champion
02:41
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
He Is All You Want
The Audition
Great Danger
02:49
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
01
Dance Halls Turn To Ghost Towns
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:18
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
09
Make It Rain
The Audition
Champion
03:10
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
The Way You Move
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
02:46
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
03
You Ruined This
The Audition
Great Danger
03:11
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
10
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Audition
Champion
03:05
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
Don't Be So Hard
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:14
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
Can You Remember?
The Audition
Great Danger
02:40
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
08
Shady Business
The Audition
Champion
03:20
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
It's Gonna Be Hard
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
04:06
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
01
Let Me Know
The Audition
Great Danger
03:57
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
01
The Running Man
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:27
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
03
It's Too Late
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:03
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
Love With A Motive
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
02:57
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
07
Over My Head
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:09
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
10
Sign. Steal. Deliver.
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:11
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
05
Stand On Your Feet
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:19
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
09
Run Away
The Audition
Great Danger
04:08
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
Hell To Sell
The Audition
Champion
03:47
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
The Art Of Living
The Audition
Great Danger
03:00
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
11
Final Adventure
The Audition
Great Danger
03:18
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
07
Lawyers
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:08
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
08
Rep Your Clique
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:47
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
08
Honest Mistake
The Audition
Great Danger
03:09
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
12
Stand Up And Fight
The Audition
Great Danger
03:46
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
03
Heaven For The Weather
The Audition
Champion
03:08
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
07
What Gets You Through The Night
The Audition
Champion
04:23
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
01
Again I Say, Rejoice
The Audition
Again I Say, Rejoice
03:20
Writer: HORTON SHAVAR ADRIEL-RICHARD / Composers: HORTON SHAVAR ADRIEL-RICHARD
07
Interlude
The Audition
Great Danger
00:53
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
03
Evil
The Audition
Chapter II
03:23
10
Never Heard Again
The Audition
Great Danger
03:13
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
Back and Forth
The Audition
Chapter II
03:22
06
Ether
The Audition
Champion
03:50
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens

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  • Discography
Albums
Great Danger
â„— 2010 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
16-03-2010
Great Danger
01
Let Me Know
The Audition
Great Danger
03:57
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
The Art Of Living
The Audition
Great Danger
03:00
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
03
You Ruined This
The Audition
Great Danger
03:11
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
He Is All You Want
The Audition
Great Danger
02:49
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
Ms. Crumby
The Audition
Great Danger
02:16
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
Can You Remember?
The Audition
Great Danger
02:40
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
07
Interlude
The Audition
Great Danger
00:53
Composers: Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Self-Titled Album
â„— 2009 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
28-04-2009
Self-Titled Album
01
The Running Man
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:27
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
02
The Way You Move
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
02:46
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
03
My Temperature's Rising
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
02:59
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
04
Love With A Motive
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
02:57
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
05
Stand On Your Feet
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:19
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
06
It's Gonna Be Hard
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
04:06
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
07
Over My Head
The Audition
Self-Titled Album
03:09
Composers: Danny Stevens - Seth Johnson - Ryan O'Connor
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Champion
â„— 2008 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
18-01-2008
Champion
01
Basbhat
The Audition
Champion
02:41
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
Warm Me Up
The Audition
Champion
03:32
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
03
Heaven For The Weather
The Audition
Champion
03:08
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
Edinboro
The Audition
Champion
03:11
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
Hell To Sell
The Audition
Champion
03:47
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
Ether
The Audition
Champion
03:50
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
07
What Gets You Through The Night
The Audition
Champion
04:23
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
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Controversy Loves Company
â„— 2005 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
20-09-2005
Controversy Loves Company
01
Dance Halls Turn To Ghost Towns
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:18
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
02
You've Made Us Conscious
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:00
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor
03
It's Too Late
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:03
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
04
Approach The Bench
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:49
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
05
The Ultimate Cover Up
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
02:57
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
06
Don't Be So Hard
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:14
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
07
Lawyers
The Audition
Controversy Loves Company
03:08
Composers: Seth Johnson - Joe Lussa - Ryan O'Connor - Danny Stevens
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPs
Chapter II
14-02-2012
Chapter II
01
Who Do You Think You Are
The Audition
Chapter II
03:48
02
You Make Me Sick
The Audition
Chapter II
03:34
03
Evil
The Audition
Chapter II
03:23
04
Back and Forth
The Audition
Chapter II
03:22
05
You Gotta Believe
The Audition
Chapter II
03:04
06
Talkin'
The Audition
Chapter II
03:03
Singles
Again I Say, Rejoice
â„— 2025 The Audition
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Again I Say, Rejoice
01
Again I Say, Rejoice
The Audition
Again I Say, Rejoice
03:20
Writer: HORTON SHAVAR ADRIEL-RICHARD / Composers: HORTON SHAVAR ADRIEL-RICHARD
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16-10-2006
Kerrang! New Breed
01
Re: They Have No Reflections
Bring Me The Horizon
Kerrang! New Breed
05:47
02
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari
Kerrang! New Breed
02:49
03
That’s What She Said
The Automatic
Kerrang! New Breed
03:17
04
You’ve Made Us Conscious
The Audition
Kerrang! New Breed
03:04
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Put Up A Fight
My Awesome Compilation
Kerrang! New Breed
03:20
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Die Romantic
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Kerrang! New Breed
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Kerrang! New Breed
04:00
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Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
â„— 2007 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
08-05-2007
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
01
Bruised
Jack's Mannequin
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
04:27
Composers: Andrew McMahon
02
Don't Be So Hard
The Audition
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
03:43
Composers: Danny Stevens - Timmy Klepek - Ryan O'Connor - Joe Lussa - Seth Johnson
03
Baby Come On
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02:51
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04
Sun
Daphne Loves Derby
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
03:17
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05
Woe
Say Anything
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
04:07
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06
Apology
Alesana
Punk Goes Acoustic, Vol. 2
03:59
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Jasey Rae
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03:33
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