{"id":29626,"date":"2019-03-03T22:20:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T22:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=29626"},"modified":"2019-03-03T22:20:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T22:20:56","slug":"state-champs-release-new-video-for-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/state-champs-release-new-video-for-criminal\/","title":{"rendered":"State Champs release new video for &#8220;Criminal&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29627\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/03\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>State Champs\u00a0<\/strong>are taking on some new roles in their brand-new video for &#8216;<strong>Criminal&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>which originally<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>premiered\u00a0with\u00a0<strong><em>Billboard.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>On the video, bassist Ryan Scott Graham shares\u00a0<em>&#8220;We had a blast filming a handful of cameos for the new Criminal video.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Miguel Barbosa<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0had a great vision to expand on our idea of developing a series of interconnected videos for this album cycle, this of course being a prequel of sorts to the video for Dead and Gone. We had a lot of people asking about the meaning of it all, but we\u2019re not ready to divulge that information yet! Just watch the video and enjoy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"State Champs &quot;Criminal&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-5tdCQPs_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table class=\"m_5218413829989468718mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5218413829989468718mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">Lucky for any fans wondering what happened with the iPod Classic after this filming, it is currently being loaded up with some of the Champs crew\u2019s favorite jams and will be given away to one lucky winner. Fans can head to\u00a0<strong><em>Billboard.com<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>to check out the video and grab details for this special giveaway.<\/p>\n<p>Always known for their incomparable stage energy, the New York 5-piece will be delivering an epic combination of high-voltage pop punk, new stage production and recent fan-favorite tracks like \u201cCriminal\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/littlepress.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53988077f9c04730c7150cd9f&amp;id=ffc35b83ed&amp;e=ce92e5edb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dead and Gone<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/littlepress.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53988077f9c04730c7150cd9f&amp;id=d63b534ef9&amp;e=ce92e5edb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Time To Go<\/a>\u201d across North America beginning tonight in Chicago before returning to the UK this summer to play<strong>\u00a0Download Festival<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0<strong>16th of June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming tour<em>\u00a0<\/em>is in celebration of the band\u2019s third studio album,\u00a0<em>Living Proof.<\/em>Released last Summer via\u00a0<strong>Pure Noise Records,\u00a0<\/strong>the 13-track collection is the most ambitious and cohesive work in the band\u2019s catalog. While securing the\u00a0<strong>#9 Top Current Albums, #28 Top 200\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>#3 Rock Billboard\u00a0<\/strong>charting positions, this album has seen impressive praise from fans and press alike.<\/p>\n<p>While creating\u00a0<em>Living Proof,\u00a0<\/em>State Champs went back to their roots, writing and recording in garages while also collaborating with\u00a0<strong>Mike Green\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Kyle Black\u00a0<\/strong>as they did for<em>Around The World And Back.\u00a0<\/em>They didn\u2019t shy away from new experiences either, working with legendary producer\u00a0<strong>John Feldmann (Blink-182, Good Charlotte)\u00a0<\/strong>for the first time while additional contributions came in the form of writing sessions with\u00a0<strong>Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low)\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Mark Hoppus (Blink-182).\u00a0<\/strong>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<p><em>Living Proof\u00a0<\/em>is a record about coming out the other side those experiences, both triumphant and humbled. That growth is palpable, as State Champs made a record that\u2019s like nothing they\u2019ve done before, but is still an album that only they could ever make.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can stream and purchase\u00a0<em>Living Proof\u00a0<\/em>at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/littlepress.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53988077f9c04730c7150cd9f&amp;id=7ec24e1b68&amp;e=ce92e5edb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.statechampsny.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Champs\u00a0are taking on some new roles in their brand-new video for &#8216;Criminal&#8217;\u00a0which originally\u00a0premiered\u00a0with\u00a0Billboard.\u00a0On the video, bassist Ryan Scott Graham shares\u00a0&#8220;We had a blast filming a handful of cameos for the new Criminal video. 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