{"id":22380,"date":"2018-05-26T22:05:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T21:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=22380"},"modified":"2018-05-26T22:05:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T21:05:29","slug":"state-champs-new-video-and-uk-tour-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/state-champs-new-video-and-uk-tour-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"STATE CHAMPS – NEW VIDEO AND UK TOUR ANNOUNCED"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pop punk\u00a0heroes\u00a0<\/span>State Champs<\/strong>\u00a0have released new song ‘Mine Is Gold.’ The song, which originally premiered on Billboard, is taken from the bands\u00a0<\/span>new album\u00a0Living Proof<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 out June 15, 2018 on\u00a0Pure Noise Records<\/strong>. Pre-order is currently available for the upcoming album via the\u00a0label’s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can listen to ‘Mine Is Gold’\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or by clicking the image below.<\/p>\n

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The song is about being bullied and doubted – singer Derek DiScanio\u00a0explains, “If you\u2019ve ever been betrayed, bullied, or doubted by someone close to you, \u201cMine Is Gold\u201d is for you. This one hits home for us in a range of ways and gives us a sense of pride after the musical risk we took on the chorus of this song especially. We took a lot of influence from bands like Cartel and Saves The Day on this song and the way they can shape dynamics and changes in energy.”<\/p>\n

As well as releasing ‘Mine Is Gold<\/strong>‘ State Champs have announced a headline UK tour this October with support from Seaway, Stand Atlantic and Woes.<\/span><\/p>\n

“After a long cycle on Around The World and Back, we’re excited about being back to Europe with Living Proof out in the world. We’ve got a whole new batch of songs, bigger and better production than we’ve ever done, as well as a new attitude. Europe has always proved to us that it is a place that loves Champs and we fully recognise and appreciate that, which is why we will never stop coming. See you soon!” says bassist Ryan Scott Graham.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can see the band at the following dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

22nd October – Academy Dublin –\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n23rd October – O2 ABC Glasgow\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n24th October – Northumbria Institute Newcastle\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n26th October – Academy 1 Manchester\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n27th October – Roundhouse London\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n29th October – UEA Norwich\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n30th October – O2 Academy Leeds\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n31st October – O2 Institute Birmingham\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a>
\n1st November – O2 Academy Bristol\u00a0–\u00a0Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets on sale
\nFriday 1st June at 9am<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can watch State Champs’ previously released video for “Dead And Gone” taken from Living Proof\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0and listen to the track “Crystal Ball”\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Over the past decade, Albany, New York\u2019s State Champs have become a major player in the world of pop-punk, helping define the shape of the genre for a new generation of fans. And on June 15,\u00a0Living Proof<\/em>\u00a0will push pop-punk forward.<\/p>\n

Formed in 2010 by vocalist Derek DiScanio and guitarist Tyler Szalkowski, the pair began laying the foundation of State Champs in garages and basements throughout their hometown. The band\u2019s lineup would shift a bit, but DiScanio and Szalkowski were always at the helm, crafting the band\u2019s 2013 debut,\u00a0The Finer Things<\/em>, along with guitarist Tony “Rival” Diaz and drummer Evan Ambrosio. They\u2019d add bassist Ryan Scott Graham the following year and, in 2015, they\u2019d release\u00a0Around The World And Back<\/em>, a record that elevated State Champs to a frontrunner in the genre.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s third album,\u00a0Living Proof<\/em>, will be released June 15 on Pure Noise Records, and it\u2019s the most ambitious and cohesive work in the band\u2019s catalog. \u201cIt was like, let\u2019s take as many swings at it, try as many new things and experiment, until we get to the point where we could start searching through it all and then find the album,\u201d says DiScanio of the writing process. After touring for\u00a0Around The World And Back\u00a0<\/em>wrapped, the band returned to Albany, headed back into the garage, and started writing songs for what would become the framework for\u00a0Living Proof<\/em>. Getting back to their roots paid dividends, as the band had a new batch of songs ready, and once they linked up with the album\u2019s producers, they wrote even more.<\/p>\n

Living Proof\u00a0<\/em>was recorded in two different sessions with different teams assisting the band. The first session saw John Feldmann producing, who brought his knack for writing hit records\u2014which he\u2019s done for bands like Blink-182 and Good Charlotte\u2014into the fold. But State Champs wouldn\u2019t let their old-school roots die, teaming up with Mike Green and Kyle Black, the pair that shepherded\u00a0Around The World And Back\u00a0<\/em>across the finish line. \u201cIf there was only one chance we had at beating the sound of\u00a0Around The World And Back<\/em>, we still had to have them involved,\u201d saud DiScanio. With the recording process split in two, it allowed State Champs to write and record more songs than ever before, culling it down to the most potent batch possible. \u201cAt the end of the writing and recording process, we had 19 or 20 songs. We looked at each other like, \u2018Holy shit. What the hell? This has never happened before,\u2019\u201d he said. .<\/p>\n

Not only that, State Champs collaborated with some of pop-punk\u2019s heaviest hitters, as the band co-wrote songs with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low and Mark Hoppus from Blink-182. Though State Champs had no intention of working with Hoppus, the punk legend stopped by Feldmann\u2019s studio while the band was recording and quickly took a liking to them Before long, Hoppus was helping the band write a pair of songs, working with DiScanio on the lyrics, and then jumping in the vocal booth to lay down some parts of his own. \u201cWe had no idea he was even coming in,\u201d said DiScanio, \u201cThen the next day, me and Mark Hoppus are just sitting out by John Feldmann\u2019s pool writing lyrics from scratch. And that ultimately ended up being \u2018Dead And Gone,\u2019 which is the first single on the record.\u201d<\/p>\n

This chance encounter speaks to what\u2019s at the heart of\u00a0Living Proof<\/em>, and that\u2019s DiScanio\u2019s embrace of the things you can\u2019t prepare for. \u201cLiving Proof<\/em>\u00a0has a lot to do with independence, and finding the independence within you, embracing the mixed emotions that fall in your lap a lot of the time,\u201d said DiScanio, noting that the album\u2019s title is taken from the song \u201cCut Through The Static,\u201d where he proclaims, \u201cLet\u2019s cut through the static and be the living proof.\u201d On an album full of go-for-broke moments, State Champs pushed themselves to new heights without ever forgetting where they came from.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are songs on this album about everything,\u201d he said, \u201cThere\u2019s break-ups, and flings, love, loss, all of that. I\u2019ve seen a little bit of everything through this writing process.\u201d\u00a0Living Proof\u00a0<\/em>is a record about coming out the other side those experiences, both triumphant and humbled. That growth as palpable, as State Champs made a record that\u2019s like nothing they\u2019ve done before, but is still an an album that only they could ever make.<\/p>\n

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Pre-order\u00a0Living Proof<\/em>\u00a0on vinyl, CD, or digital download.
\nBuy\/pre-order:\u00a0http:\/\/smarturl.it\/StateChampsNY<\/a>
\nListen on\u00a0Apple Music<\/a>
\nListen on\u00a0Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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