Three years. Three continents.

Three must be up and coming band The Steps’ lucky number.

On Friday at Caledonia Lounge this Austin, Texas, based band bring its hardcore rock ‘n’ roll sound from one college music mecca to the next.

Although all of its members are under age 21, The Steps has already toured and released albums in North America, London and Japan. The group boasts the youth and energy of a college band with the experience of seasoned rockers.

“Mix old rock ‘n’ roll with a new modern sound and that’s us,” lead singer Will Thompson said.

Brothers Will and Sam Thompson have played music together for as long as they can remember. Three years ago, while still in high school, they joined forces with bassist Stephen Ross and drummer Z Lynch, and The Steps was born.

“I wish I had a really creative answer,” Thompson said, when asked about the band name. “Like the 12 step program maybe? How ’bout we say there used to be 12 of us, but now only four. We’re the only ones who made it through the program.”

Rather than remain an obscure garage band like most high schoolers, The Steps began playing around musically ravenous Austin and drew the attention not only of a growing fan base, but more importantly of Chris “Frenchie” Smith, producer of Jet, Explosions in the Sky and The Dandy Warhols.

Smith’s release of The Steps’ sophisticated debut album had a spiraling affect, catching the musical fancy of Young and Lost Club Records in the UK and Kurofune Records in Japan.

The band scored record deals with both of these companies leading it to tours and an impressive international fan base.

“The UK and Japanese audiences weren’t necessarily better [than those in the U.S.] but different,” Thompson said. “You can definitely feel the cultural differences around you. They were very polite to one another during and outside of shows. I think people actually came out to shows more often, too.”

As the band returns to tour in its home continent once again, The Steps bring a better sense of its identity as a band, not to mention a more sophisticated sushi palate. The sushi was “incredible, everything you would imagine it to be,” gushed Thompson.

The same could be said of a group of teenagers who gained three record deals and international acclaim in three years.