State Champs Announce Sophomore LP
Around the World and Back
October 16, 2015 via Pure Noise Records
New Single “Secrets” Out Now
Pre-Order Available
US & European Headlining Dates
State Champs have announced that they will release their sophomore LP Around the World and Back via Pure Noise Records on October 16, 2015. Additionally they are streaming the first single, “Secrets” from the record and pre-order for the album is now available.
Formed in 2010, State Champs have released 2 EPs on Pure Noise and their 2013 debut LP The Finer Things which charted at #131 on the Billboard Top 200. Committed road warriors, they have toured the US and Europe multiple times with the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, Bayside, The Wonder Years, The Story So Far and the entirety of the Vans 2014 Warped Tour.
Around the World and Back was engineered by Kyle Black (Paramore, New Found Glory, Strung Out) and produced by Black and State Champs vocalist Derek Discanio. Artwork and tracklisting for the record are below.
1. Eyes Closed
2. Secrets
3. Losing Myself
4. All You Are Is History
5. Perfect Score
6. All Or Nothing
7. Shape Up
8. Back and Forth
9. Around The World And Back
10. Breaking Ground
11. Tooth And Nail
07/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium/Upstairs *
07/17 – Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Art Space *
07/18 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Music Hall *
07/19 – Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room *
07/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar *
07/24 – Howell, NJ @ GameChangerWorld *
07/25 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage *
07/26 – Richmond, VA @The Broadberry *
07/28 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street *
07/29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
07/30 – Nashville, TN @ Rockettown *
07/31 – Columbus, OH @ Woodland’s Tavern *
08/01 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s *
08/02 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
08/16 – Patchogue, NY @ Emporium (Mixtape Festival)
09/15 – Belfast, Ireland @ Bar Sub/QUB Students Union ^
09/16 – Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2 ^
09/17 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2 ^
09/18 – Birmingham, UK @ Asylum ^
09/19 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy 2 ^
09/21 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts ^
09/22 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus ^
09/23 – Manchester, UK @ Sound Control ^
09/24 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms ^
09/25 – London, UK @ O2 Islington Academy ^
09/26 – Southampton, UK @ 1865 ^
09/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Kavka
09/29 – Paris, France @ Backstage By The Mill ^
09/30 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo ^
10/01 – Cologne, Germany @ MTC ^
10/02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Winston ^
10/03 – Kingston, UK @ Hippodrome ^
* = Shot Boys Of Summer Tour w/ Hit The Lights, Tiny Moving Parts, Let It Happen, Northbound
^ = w/ Knuckle Puck & Roam
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