State Champs

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State Champs
General information
origin Albany , New York , United States
Genre (s) Pop punk
founding 2010
Website www.statechampsny.com
Founding members
singing
 Derek DiScanio
Lead guitar, background vocals
 Tyler Szalkowski
Current occupation
Derek DiScanio
Tyler Szalkowski
Electric bass , backing vocals
 Ryan Scott Graham (since 2014)
Rhythm guitar , background vocals
 Tony Diaz (since 2012)
Evan Ambrosio (since 2012)
former members
Electric bass
 William Goodermote (2010-2013)
Rhythm guitar
 Dave Fogarty (2010-2011)
Drums
 Matt Croteau (2010-2012)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The finer things
  US 132 10/26/2013 (1 week)
Around the World and Back
  US 30th 07/11/2015 (1 week)
  UK 78 October 29, 2015 (1 week)
Living proof
  UK 54 06/28/2018 (1 week)
  US 28 06/30/2018 (1 week)
EPs
The Acoustic Things
  US 112 10/25/2014 (1 week)

State Champs is a pop-punk band from Albany , New York , United States, founded in 2010 .

history

Foundation and first publications

State Champs was founded in the spring of 2010 in Albany , New York . The founders of the band were singer Derek DiScanio and lead guitarist Tyler Szalkowski. With William Goodermote, Dave Fogarty and Matt Croteau, a bassist , a drummer and a second guitarist joined DiScanio and Szalkowski very quickly , so that the release of a first EP became possible in August of the founding year.

Half a year later, in January 2011, the second EP was released under the title Apparently, I'm Nothing , which included both new pieces and the full debut EP. In July of the same year the band completed their first small concert tour. Rhythm guitarist Fogarty got out of State Champs in late 2011 and was replaced by Tony Diaz the following year.

Signed with Pure Noise Records and The Finer Things

With the release of a demo version of the song Critical in April 2012, the musicians were able to attract the interest of a record label, management and concert agency. State Champs signed a contract with the independent record company Pure Noise Records in the middle of the same month , through which the EP Overslept was released in September .

State Champs spent the summer on tour with the groups Forever Came Calling and With the Punches . In September and October the group played with their label colleagues Handguns . A month later a concert tour with the emo band Citizen followed , before the band went on tour in December with Hit the Lights and A Loss for Words . In the same year Matt Croteau left the group and was replaced by Evan Ambrosio as drummer .

In March and April 2013, the group should be part of the opening act for Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! play on their Pardon My French Tour , but the French band decided to support A Day to Remember on their Right Back at It Again Tour instead, so State Champs did the Pardon My Angst Tour with handguns instead . In May, the musicians announced that they had finished work on their debut album. Sam Pudra and former New Found Glory guitarist Steve Klein worked as producers on the recordings. The Finer Things , the name of the debut album, was released on October 8, 2013 and sold around 3,100 times in the first week of sales, so that the album entered the official album charts of the United States at number 132 and stayed in the best list for a week could.

In order to be able to promote the album, the band went on a North American tour with Bayside and Motion City Soundtrack in the fall of 2013 . In 2013, William Goodermote's departure from the band was announced. The former was as a new rhythm guitarist Good Luck Varsity - bassist Ryan Scott Graham are obtained. The musicians spent much of the following year on tour in order to continue promoting The Finer Things . In March the band played their first full concert tour through the United States as the opening act for We Are the In Crowd , William Beckett and Set It Off! . Afterwards, the band played for the first time on a European tour in the opening act of The Wonder Years and A Loss for Words . In the summer of the same year State Champs played on the Warped Tour , where they mainly played on the Kevin Says Stage and occasionally also appeared on one of the main stages. While the musicians were completing the Warped Tour, their participation in the Pure Noise Records Tour was announced. In October 2014, the band released an EP called The Acoustic Things , which contains acoustic versions of five tracks from the debut album and two new pieces.

Around the World and Back

In the spring of 2015, State Champs supported All Time Low on their Future Hearts Tour , and in June they supported 5 Seconds of Summer in Australia and New Zealand . In July of the same year, the second album, Around the World and Back , was announced for October 16, 2015 and finally released. The album was able to confirm and improve the chart success of its predecessor: It rose to number 30 in the United States and for the first time to number 78 in the British album charts .

In February 2016, State Champs completed a co-headlining world tour with Neck Deep , which supported Creeper and Light Years in Europe. In the United States and Canada , the tour was supported by Knuckle Puck and Like Pacific . The tour also went through Australia and Japan . In May of the same year, shortly after the co-headlining world tour, the band played in the opening act for Parkway Drive and A Day to Remember . The group spent the summer again on the entire Warped Tour , where the musicians could be seen for the first time on one of the two main stages. In July of the same year, the band was a participant in the Alternative Press Music Awards , where the group was nominated in three categories and was named " Best Starter ". After the Warped Tour ended , State Champs played as the opening act on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK.

In March 2017 it was announced that the second album Around the World and Back would be reissued with additional material and a DVD and released on May 5, 2017.

style

State Champs play pop punk influenced by groups like The Story So Far , New Found Glory and Fall Out Boy . On the album Around the World and Back , released in 2015, the musicians work more with the elements of pop music , so that a comparison with the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer is possible. The music was initially described as Easycore , adding to the pop-punk sound with the use of breakdowns and the occasional screaming song, but these have now completely disappeared. A comparison with All Time Low was also used.

Discography

  • 2010: 2010 (EP, in-house production)
  • 2011: Apparently, I'm Nothing (EP, in-house production)
  • 2012: Overslept (EP, Pure Noise Records )
  • 2013: The Finer Things (Album, Pure Noise Records)
  • 2014: The Acoustic Things (EP, Pure Noise Records)
  • 2015: Around the World and Back (album, Pure Noise Records, reissued in 2017 with additional material)
  • 2018: Living Proof (Album, Pure Noise Records)

Awards

literature

  • Top 50 Releases of the Year . In: Freeway Press Inc. (Ed.): Rock Sound . No. 208, London, January 2016, ISSN  1465-0185 .
  • Mackenzie Hall: 10 Essential Records of 2015 . In: Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. (Ed.): Alternative Press . No. 330, Cleveland, December 2015, ISSN  1065-1667 .
  • Jennyfer J. Walker: Passport to Fame . In: Bauer Media Group (Ed.): Kerrang! . No. 1590, London, October 17, 2015, ISSN  0262-6624 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart tracking: US - UK
  2. ↑ a b Fred Thomas: Allmusic : State Champs Biography
  3. ↑ Jennifer Walker, Kerrang! , Passport to Fame, p. 50, Bauer Media Group , London , October 2015.
  4. ↑ Pure Noise Records : WELCOME STATE CHAMPS TO THE FAMILY!
  5. ↑ Property Of Zack : PropertyOfZack Tour:: With The Punches, Forever Came Calling, State Champs
  6. ^ Matthew Colwell: Alternative Press : Citizen announce headlining tour with State Champs and Candy Hearts
  7. ↑ Alexa Gallo: Idobi.com : Hit The Lights announce headlining tour
  8. ↑ Michele Bird: Alternative Press : Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! announce spring tour dates
  9. ↑ Cassie Whitt: Alternative Press : A Day To Remember announce headlining tour with Of Mice & Men, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! and issues
  10. ↑ Christopher Gonda: Pure Grain Audio : HANDGUNS Announce “Pardon My Angst” Tour: Dates with CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK! Now Revised
  11. ↑ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : State Champs - The Finer Things Review ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.altpress.com
  12. ↑ Bridjet Mendyuk: Alternative Press : Bayside, Motion City Soundtrack add more dates to co-headlining tour
  13. ↑ Philip Obenschain: Alternative Press : We Are The In Crowd announce new album, video, tour dates
  14. ↑ AbsolutePunk : State Champs UK tour with The Wonder Years
  15. ^ Matt Crane: Alternative Press : The Wonder Years, State Champs, A Loss For Words announce European tour
  16. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : State Champs announce 'The Acoustic Things' EP
  17. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Issues, Tonight Alive, State Champs to open All Time Low's spring headlining tour
  18. ↑ Nick Major: Alternative Press : 5 Seconds of Summer and State Champs are touring Australia this Summer
  19. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : State Champs announce new album with "Secrets" single
  20. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Neck Deep, State Champs announce first leg of world tour
  21. ↑ Atreyue Ryken: Alternative Press : A Day To Remember announce tour with Parkway Drive, State Champs
  22. ^ Rock Sound : See The FULL Vans Warped Tour Line-Up
  23. ↑ Rabab Al-Sharif: Alternative Press : Here's a list of winners from the 2016 APMAs ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.altpress.com
  24. ↑ Heather McDaid: Upset Magazine : State Champs: “We're going to start thinking about a new album pretty soon”
  25. ↑ Caitlyn Ralph: Alternative Press : State Champs announce 'Around The World And Back' deluxe edition with DVD and new songs
  26. ↑ Bradley Zorgdrager: Exclaim! : State Champs - Around the World and Back Review
  27. ^ Cassie Whitt: Alternative Press : "Here are the nominees for the 2016 AP Music Awards!"

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