State Champs announce new self-titled album

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Albany pop-punk lifers State Champs have announced their fifth album, which is self-titled and follows 2022’s Kings of the New Age. A self-titled album this far into a career always feels like a statement, and singer Derek DiScanio sheds some light on why now felt like the right time to release one: “We found our way, through the ups and downs within us, personally and as a band, and wanted to express that,” he says. “This is the right time to showcase it.” Bassist Ryan Scott Graham adds, “When we stepped back and looked at the songs, sonically and thematically, it’s a great vision of who we are. Every era of State Champs exists within this record.”

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Produced by Anton DeLost (Mayday Parade, Hawthorne Heights, etc), the album arrives on Nov. 8 via Pure Noise, and two singles are out now. “Silver Cloud,” which comes with a video, is a bouncy pop-punk anthem that sounds like instant-classic State Champs, while “Too Late to Say” shows off the band’s more melancholic side. Check out both below.

State Champs are also gearing up for a headlining fall tour that features the stacked package of Knuckle Puck, Meet Me @ The Altar, and Daisy Grenade. You can find all dates for that tour below.

State Champs self-titled tracklist
1. The Constant
2. Silver Cloud
3. Clueless
4. Light Blue
5. Too Late To Say
6. Hell Of It
7. Sobering
8. Tight Grip
9. I Still Want To
10. Just a Dream
11. Save Face Story
12. Golden Years

State Champs, Knuckle Puck, Meet Me @ the Altar, Daisy Grenade 2024 tour dates
November 8 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
November 9 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
November 11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
November 13 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
November 14 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
November 15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
November 16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
November 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
November 19 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Call
November 22 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic
November 23 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
November 24 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
November 26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
November 27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts*
November 29 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Mainstage
November 30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
December 1 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
December 3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
December 4 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
December 6 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
December 7 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

*No Knuckle Puck