State Champs release Self Titled album & music video for ‘Save Face Story’
Albany’s pop-punk heroes State Champs have officially unveiled their highly anticipated fifth studio album—a self-titled record via Pure Noise Records. To celebrate, they debuted a music video for the track “Save Face Story”, a high-energy collaboration with German hardcore funk band Slope. Teased heavily on social media, the track delivers a fresh twist on the band’s signature windows-down pop-punk sound with Slope providing a feature reminiscent of a Set Your Goals style punk energy.
Frontman Derek DiScanio shares: “’Save Face Story’ is one of our personal favorites from the record. It spotlights an unlikely friendship between State Champs and Slope, providing one of the most exciting and effortlessly cool collaborations Champs has ever done. On paper, the combination might not make total sense, but the result speaks for itself.”
The album, produced by Anton DeLost (Mayday Parade, Hawthorne Heights), encapsulates the growth and evolution of State Champs as they balance personal milestones like marriage, parenthood, and new locations. According to DiScanio: “We found our way, through the ups and downs within us, personally and as a band, and wanted to express that in this new record. This is the right time to showcase it.”
Bassist Ryan Scott Graham adding: “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.”
Tracklist for State Champs:
- 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
State Champs also revealed a 13-date EU and UK tour kicking off in February 2025. Supported by The Home Team and Broadside.
Tour Dates:
- Tue 11 Feb: Die Kantin, Cologne, Germany
- Wed 12 Feb: Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany
- Thu 13 Feb: Hole 44, Berlin, Germany
- Sat 15 Feb: Dynamo, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Sun 16 Feb: Zappa JC, Antwerp, Belgium
- Tue 18 Feb: Engine Rooms, Southampton, UK
- Wed 19 Feb: O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
- Fri 21 Feb: Project House, Leeds, UK
- Sat 22 Feb: O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
- Sun 23 Feb: SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK
- Tue 25 Feb: NX, Newcastle, UK
- Wed 26 Feb: O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
- Fri 28 Feb: O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
Tickets are on sale now, so grab yours before they’re gone!
