The Audition have recently finished up their second full-length album, El Champion. The album will be a follow-up to their 2005’s debut Controversy Loves Company. The album will feature 10 new tracks. Drummer Ryan O’Connor says “This album is more sexual, it’s a big change of pace, and I’d say it has a lot more soul too it too. Every song is a little bit different but it’s weird because they all fit together and it flows well.” He continue to add, “We wrote an album that we really love and we really believe in and there’s not a song on the record that we don’t like. We really feel like we’ve put everything into this and this is the best that we’ve done yet. We think people are really gonna enjoy it.” The Chicago based band recorded the album in a studio in Windsor, New York. El Champion is to be released at the end of January 2008 on Victory Records. Make sure to catch them on tour to get a glimpse into their new songs.

Here’s the tracklisting to the newest compilation in the “Punk Goes” series. This album is to hit stores on May 8th.

1. Jack’s Mannequin – Bruised
2. The Audition – Don’t Be So Hard
3. +44 – Baby Come On
4. Daphne Loves Derby – Sun
5. Say Anything – Woe
6. Alesana – Apology
7. All Time Low – Jasey Rae
8. Silverstein – Red Light Pledge
9. The All-American Rejects – Night Drive
10. Mayday Parade – Three Cheers For Five Years
11. The Spill Canvas – Staplegunned
12. Relient K – Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been
13. Anti-Flag – Welcome To 1984
14. Sherwood – The Only Song
15. Set Your Goals – Echoes

Click here to preorder the album

This week the Fearless Records announced that +44 and All Time Low will be contributing tracks to Punk Goes Acoustic 2. In just over a month this highly anticipated compilation will hit stores.

+44 and All Time Low are joining the following already announced artists on the comp.

The All-American Rejects
Anti-Flag
Say Anything
Silverstein
Mayday Parade
The Spill Canvas
Relient K
Sherwood
Set Your Goals
Jack’s Mannequin
theAudition

The album drops on May 8th