State Champs Release Video for 'Light Blue'
Albany-raised pop-punk band State Champs released their new single, “Light Blue,” off their upcoming self-titled record to be released on 8th November 2024 via Pure Noise Records. This is the third single off the album, coming just after the band released two others last month, including “Too Late To Say” and “Silver Cloud,” both of which had accompanying music videos.
To commemorate the new single, they also just released a new limited-time light blue cover variant and beanie and scarf bundle, available to the first 100 people who pre-order it at the link here.
Listen to "Light Blue" HERE or watch the new video HERE
The band shared their thoughts on the latest track saying, “Have you ever been transported back in time, for better or for worse, simply by the smell of something or someone? Inspired by Dan & Shay’s “Tequila,” we put our energetic spin on this concept with “Light Blue.” It’s a light-hearted track that reminiscences and rollercoasters between airy, bouncy guitars and pop arrangements to a full-blown fuzzed-out chorus that will have you banging your head in between memories you didn’t ask to be dug back up.”
Nearly 15 years after the band’s formation, lead singer Derek DiScanio, bassist Ryan Scott Graham, guitarist Tyler Szalkowski, and drummer Evan Ambrosio found themselves at different points in their personal lives—marriage, kids, and relocations across the country made for a new kind of relationship dynamic. Produced by Anton DeLost (Mayday Parade, Hawthorne Heights), State Champs will showcase some of the best edgy, high-energy tracks that have defined their career thus far, making it the exact right time to debut their self-titled album.
Over the course of their career, State Champs has received accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone, MTV, Kerrang!, Upset, Alternative Press, and Rock Sound, among others. Their sophomore album, Around the World and Back, entered the Billboard Current Rock Albums chart at No. 3 and made Rock Sound’s Top 10 Albums of the Year. Living Proof followed in 2018, and that same year Billboard called them “modern-day pop-punk torchbearers.” The band has also collaborated with some of pop-punk’s heaviest hitters, co-writing songs with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low and Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 on their latest album Kings of the New Age.
Rolling Stone spoke with the band exclusively on their record this summer and shared they are “channeling their definitive mix of punchy punk rhythms and irresistible pop hooks in the new tracks.” On State Champs, they cement themselves as an outfit that can and will stand the test of time.
State Champs Track List:
The Constant
Silver Cloud
Clueless
Light Blue
Too Late To Say
Hell Of It
Sobering
Tight Grip
I Still Want To
Just a Dream
Save Face Story
Golden Years
The band recently announced a 13-date tour across the EU and UK in Winter 2025. The shows will start in Germany and finish at London's prestigious O2 Forum on 28th February.
State Champs with support from The Home Team and Broadside
Tue 11 Feb 2025 Die Kantin, Cologne,Germany
Wed 12 Feb 2025 Übel & Gefährlich Hamburg, Germany
Thu 13 Feb 2025 Hole 44, Berlin, Germany
Sat 15 Feb 2025 Dynamo, Eindhoven,Netherlands
Sun 16 Feb 2025 Zappa JC Antwerp, Belgium
Tue 18 Feb 2025 Engine Rooms, Southampton, United Kingdom
Wed 19 Feb 2025 O2 Academy, Bristol, United Kingdom
Fri 21 Feb 2025 Project House, Leeds, United Kingdom
Sat 22 Feb 2025 O2 Ritz Manchester, United Kingdom
Sun 23 Feb 2025 SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Tue 25 Feb 2025 NX, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Wed 26 Feb 2025 O2 Institute, Birmingham United Kingdom
Fri 28 Feb 2025 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom
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State Champs is Derek DiScanio (Vocals), Tyler Szalkowski (Guitar), Ryan Scott Graham (Bass) and Evan Ambrosio (Drums).
