In explaining the band's name, The Audition's Danny Stevens explains that their moniker pretty much encapsulates their band's philosophy on never letting their performance guard down.

"It's always an audition," he says enthusiastically, "no matter when or where you're playing, there will always be someone there that hasn't either seen you or heard of you before. Winning people over one at a time is the name of the game!"

The Audition's latest set, the wittily-titled Self-Titled Album, was recorded with producer and pal Mark Trombino (Blink-182, Senses Fail), and features, among others, tracks "The Running Man," "Stand On Your Feet," and "Sign. Steal. Deliver."

"Recording that album was one of the best experiences of my life," Stevens says, "Mark was such a great mentor and friend, much more than just a producer. We tracked the album at Music Friends studio. Our buddy Carlos owns it and was nice enough to let us invade his house for a month. Every day was pretty interesting; recording an album is one of the most interesting things about being in a band. You get to create an entire song or idea from absolutely nothing. I think that's one of the most amazing things in the world."

Two other amazing things for The Audition, according to Stevens, were touring this summer, complete with "Macbook, cell phone, and plenty of books" - and performing at the big 2009 Australian Soundwave Festival, which also featured sets from the likes of Billy Talent, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Minus the Bear.

"Soundwave was my favorite tour we've ever done," Stevens raves, "it had sooooo many of our friends on it and we got to make a lot of unexpected new ones, which is always awesome. Not to mention it was in Australia in the summer - what could be better?"

The Audition's plans for this fall include tour dates in both the U.K. and Europe, something that Stevens is again looking forward to.  "The crowds are always huge and so excited to be there," he says, "and the bands are all excited to see each other and hang. Its just electric - I like festival shows."