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| Absolutepunk |
 Before I was who I am now, I was a college freshman. That kid used to wear a brown Matchbook Romance shirt because he thought it put off a slightly aloof, very serial killer-ish vibe. He was also skinny. But this kid had a conversation with another kid, a kid in much skinnier jeans and much oilier skin, which held a lot of truth. The talk revolved around me being a stupid douche who held bands like babies, gently cupping them in my bosom so you, the mouth-breathing masses, could not get to them. This was why, the oily kid posited, I tended to always like the first record of a band and hate the second. It was because the second album typically brought greater success. All this silly snobbery, I remind you, from a kid in a brown Matchbook Romance shirt. I’d like to think I’ve changed. In an Internet age such as this, there’s no secret collection of bands. And if there is, the bands are probably horseshit. Everything good is known. Anything great is super known. The Audition had a debut with songs I felt were insurmountable (especially “You’ve Made Us Conscious”). Therefore, people who didn’t wear Matchbook Romance shirts started to take notice. The band grew, and despite every bone in my body wanting to hate their third effort Self-Titled Album, I loved it. Although lyrically grounded in the minutiae of, blah, relationships and “making it”, its hyper aesthetic was welcomed and addictive....full text |
| Alterthepress |
| The Audition return with their fourth full-length and third in the last three years, which could question the bands musical authenticity. If you're familiar with The Audition then you pretty much know what you're going get with 'Great Danger'; driving pop-rock with good harmonies courtesy of Danny Stevens. I'll admit I didn't pay that much attention to bands previous two releases, mainly due to a mix of average feedback from the online community, and personally not being a band I go out my way for. Nevertheless this manages to start off healthy with 'Let Me Know', 'The Art Of Living' and 'You Ruined This' setting the tempo, as the bands straight to the point structure is instantly favourable. Throughout the band show they have somewhat managed to craft near-perfect radio-friendly (see 'Can You Remember?' and 'Ms. Crumby'). Although the 2nd half of album is, for the most part, filler that goes off into an area of where the band sound quite moderate. Throw in the standard acoustic number ('Run Away') and riff-heavy concluding 'Final Adventure' then you're done, just past the half hour mark....full text |
| Getstokedmusic |
| The Audition have unveiled the artwork for their upcoming album, Great Danger, in the video above. The first single off the album will be “You Ruined This”. An interview the band recently did with MTV Buzzworthy can be seen hereand the album can be pre-ordered here. Tracklisting: 01) Let Me Know 02) The Art of Living 03) You Ruined This 04) He’s All You Want 05) Ms. Crumby 06) Can You Remember? 07) Interlude 08) Honest Mistake 09) Run Away 10) Never Heard Again 11) Final Adventure...full text |
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