Photo Credit: Sandra Markovic
State Champs shared a new track “All You Are Is History” and the Max Moore-directed video for it today via Billboard. The song is off their forthcoming sophomore LP Around the World and Back out on Pure Noise Records on October 16, 2015, pre-order for the album is now available.
Billboard said of the track, “The slick hooks run through the chorus like a Slip’N Slide, Derek DiScanio’s vocal sneer is on point, and Evan Ambrosio adds some tight drum fills to the mix. In other words, get excited for the sophomore album.”
The Albany, NY pop punk band has had a busy 2015, between supporting All Time Low on their US tour, touring Australia supporting 5 Seconds of Summer and most recently a headlining US run. The band will continue their heavy touring schedule throughout the fall with a headlining European tour that kicks off this month followed by an US tour with The Wonder Years, Motion City Soundtrack and You Blew It! (all tour dates below)
Formed in 2010, State Champs have released 2 EPs on Pure Noise and their 2013 debut LP The Finer Things which charted at #131 on the Billboard Top 200. Committed road warriors, they have toured the US and Europe multiple times with the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, Bayside, The Wonder Years, The Story So Far and the entirety of the Vans 2014 Warped Tour.
Around the World and Back was engineered by Kyle Black (Paramore, New Found Glory, Strung Out) and produced by Black and State Champs vocalist Derek Discanio. Artwork and tracklisting for the record are below.
Track List:
1. Eyes Closed
2. Secrets
3. Losing Myself
4. All You Are Is History
5. Perfect Score
6. All Or Nothing
7. Shape Up
8. Back and Forth
9. Around The World And Back
10. Breaking Ground
11. Tooth And Nail
Tour Dates:
09/15 – Belfast, Ireland @ Bar Sub/QUB Students Union ^
09/16 – Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2 ^
09/17 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2 ^
09/18 – Birmingham, UK @ Asylum ^
09/19 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy 2 ^
09/21 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts ^
09/22 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus ^
09/23 – Manchester, UK @ Sound Control ^
09/24 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms ^
09/25 – London, UK @ O2 Islington Academy ^
09/26 – Southampton, UK @ 1865 ^
09/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Kavka
09/29 – Paris, France @ Backstage By The Mill ^
09/30 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo ^
10/01 – Cologne, Germany @ MTC ^
10/02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Winston ^
10/03 – Kingston, UK @ Hippodrome ^
10/17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall*
10/18 – New York, NY@ Webster Hall*
10/20 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium*
10/21 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall%
10/22 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre*
10/23 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
10/24 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre*
10/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
10/27 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre*
10/28 – Murray, UT @ Murray Theater*
10/30 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House*
10/31 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market*
11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom*
11/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
11/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues*
11/06 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory*
11/07 – San Diego, CA @ Soma*
11/08 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*
11/10 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall*
11/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
11/12 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
11/13 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note*
11/14 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*
11/16 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom*
11/18 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor*
11/19 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution*
11/20 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues*
11/21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade*
11/23 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ SouthEnd
11/24 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!*
11/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory*
11/27 – Sayreville, NY @ Starland Ballroom*
^ = w/ Knuckle Puck & Roam
* = w/ The Wonder Years, Motion City Soundtrack, You Blew It!
% = w/ The Wonder Years, You Blew It!