Review – The Audition - Champion

Returning to the fold with a 6 track EP following their departure from Victory Records, The Audition take the short time they have to showcase how they have matured, and the direction they will ultimately follow on their next release.

It is a little difficult to really review an EP, in that there is a shorter time in which to really form an opinion on the material.

It is standard The Audition-fare, and there is nothing that really stands out as anywhere near as spectacular as some of their earlier big hits (You’ve Made Us Conscious, Approach The Bench, etc). Whereas those hinted at pop-punk esque tendencies in places, this roots itself firmly in pop-rock stylings that are ultimately solid and admirable, yet lacks a real killer instinct.

Who Do You Think You Are is a very enjoyable and worthy opener, and You Make Me Sick represents the high point of the 6 tracks on offer. Elsewhere, there is a something lacking a little, in that the remaining four songs don’t live up to the first two. They are not inherently bad songs, but not the best the band have written.

Whether this represents their sound moving forward will remain to be seen, The Audition continue to churn out reliable pop-rock, but still lack that killer set of songs to really transcend and raise their game (and their profile) further.

 5.5 /10