And DeLeo says he, brother Robert and drummer Eric Kretz are itching to get to work as soon as possible. He tells Rolling Stone: "Robert, Eric and I have a lot of material kicking around. We really want to be able to make new music and forge on, move forward, evolve."

Candidates can download instrumental versions of STP tracks including Interstate Love Song, Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart and Vasoline, record themselves singing along and then upload them to the band's website, where STP will be able to hear them.