The band is composed of singer Danny Stevens, drummer Ryan O'Connor, guitarists Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek and bassist Joe Lussa.
Drummer Ryan O'Connor and bassist Joe Lussa along with former guitarist/songwriter Bob Morris formed the core of the band in their hometown of Elmhurst, Illinois in 2003, working with a revolving cast of musicians in their early years.
They recorded their second EP, "All in Your Head", at The Gallery of Carpet before Danny Stevens, Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek joined the group, and played some gigs with other local Chicago acts like The Academy Is....[2] Stevens, who became the singer, was originally brought in to play guitar for the band.
[3] The Audition then signed to Victory Records; national touring followed,[4][5][6][7] and Controversy Loves Company, their debut LP for the label, was released in September 2005 to mixed reviews.
[8] The band's lineup at the time of the CD release included O'Connor, Lussa, guitarists Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek, and vocalist Danny Stevens.
In early 2007 the band joined Head Automatica and Jack's Mannequin on The West Coast Winter Tour,[11] including dates in Canada.
Coming off an appearance at Austin's SXSW festival, the band went on a full US tour with Hit The Lights, with sets scheduled at both east and west coast Bamboozle events.
[18] On January 28 it was announced on their official blog that original bassist and founding member Joe Lussa would be leaving the band.
The band announced they would be writing and recording after the tour and released a fifteen-second clip of a new song on their Facebook page in November.