Controversy Loves Company

Controversy Loves Company
Studio album by The Audition
Released	September 20, 2005
Recorded	Nada Recording Studio, New Windsor, New York (2005)
Genre	Pop punk, emo
Length	30:32
Label	Victory
Producer	John Naclerio
The Audition chronology
All in Your Head (2004) Controversy Loves Company (2005) Champion (2008)

Controversy Loves Company is the debut studio album by The Audition.

Release

It was released on September 20, 2005 by Victory Records. The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour.^[1] In January, the band supported The Bronx on their tour of the UK.^[2] In February, the band supported Jack's Mannequin on their tour of the U.S.^[3] This tour was then extended into March.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Exclaim!	Favorable[6]
Punknews.org	[7]

It has sold roughly 50,000 copies as of November 20, 2007.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance Halls Turn to Ghost Towns"	3:18
2.	"You've Made Us Conscious"	3:00
3.	"It's Too Late"	3:03
4.	"Approach the Bench"	2:49
5.	"The Ultimate Cover Up"	2:57
6.	"Don't Be So Hard"	3:14
7.	"Lawyers"	3:08
8.	"Rep Your Clique"	2:47
9.	"La Rivalita"	2:36
10.	"Smoke and Mirrors"	3:36
Total length:		30:32

Videos

• "You've Made Us Conscious"
• "Don't Be So Hard"

References

1. "Warped Tour confirms tour routing, venues, more bands". Alternative Press. March 2, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
2. "The Bronx, theAUDITION, I Am Ghost touring U.K. in January". Alternative Press. November 21, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
3. "Jack's Mannequin announce tour with Head Automatica". Alternative Press. November 27, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
4. "Jack's Mannequin extend spring tour with theAUDITION". Alternative Press. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
5. Loftus, Johnny. Controversy Loves Company at AllMusic
6. Exclaim! review
7. Punknews.org review

External links

"You've Made Us Conscious on YouTube "Don't Be So Hard"