Living Proof (State Champs album) explained

Living Proof
Type:studio
Artist:State Champs
Cover:State Champs - Living Proof.png
Recorded:September–November 2017
Genre:Pop punk
Length:41:57
Label:Pure Noise
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Living Proof is the third studio album from American pop punk band State Champs. It is their last album to feature rhythm guitarist Tony Diaz before his departure in March 2020.

Background and production

In August 2017, the band were reportedly going to work with All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth for their next album; they worked together on two songs for the reissue of Around the World and Back.[1] Surrounding their appearance at Riot Fest, the band went on a tour of the US and Canada in September 2017.[2] The following month, they announced they were collaborating with Mark Hoppus of Blink-182.[3]

Mike Green and Kyle Black produced "Criminal", "Frozen", "Crystal Ball", "Lightning", "Safe Haven", "The Fix Up", "Cut Through the Static", and "Sidelines". Green and Black were assisted by engineers Colin Schwanke and Will McCoy, both of whom also did Pro Tools editing. John Feldmann produced "Dead and Gone", "Our Time to Go", "Something About You", "Mine Is Gold", and "Time Machine". Zakk Cervini, Jon Lundin, and Matt Pauling served as engineers, and did additional production; Black co-produced "Time Machine", and did additional engineering on "Dead and Gone", "Mine Is Gold", and "Time Machine". Black mixed all of the recordings, with assistance from Austin Linkous, before the album was mastered by Ted Jensen.

Release

In March 2018, State Champs played at the Self Help Fest.[4] On April 18, 2018, the band posted a teaser image online;[5] the following day, Living Proof was announced for release in two months' time. Alongside this, "Dead and Gone" was made available for streaming,[6] and its music video was posted online.[7] On May 6, 2018, "Crystal Ball" premiered on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show, before it was made available for streaming.[8] This was followed by "Mine Is Gold" on May 24, 2018.[9] After appearing at the Galaxy Camp festival in Germany and Switzerland,[10] they played some shows in mainland Europe with Knuckle Puck and Stand Atlantic, leading to a performance at the Slam Dunk Festival in the United Kingdom.[11] A music video was released for "Our Time To Go" on June 11, 2018.[12]

Following this, State Champs played on the Warped Tour touring festival between June and August 2018,[6] and supported Blink-182 on their short US tour.[13] After a brief stint of headlining shows,[14] State Champs supported Fall Out Boy on their tour of the US.[15] They then embarked on a European tour with Seaway in October and November 2018, with support from Woes and Stand Atlantic,[16] before playing some shows in South America during the latter month.[17] They ended the year with three holiday shows on the US West Coast, one of which supporting the Starting Line.[18]

In March 2019, the band embarked on a headlining North American tour,[19] with support from Our Last Night, the Dangerous Summer and Grayscale.[20] In June 2019, bookending State Champs' appearance at the Download Festival in the UK, they went on a tour of Europe,[21] before touring across the US in July and August 2018 as part of the Sad Summer Fest touring festival.[22] In between dates of this, they played a few co-headlining shows with Mayday Parade, with support from Mom Jeans and Just Friends.[23] In October and November 2019, State Champs went on a co-headlining US with Simple Plan, with support from We the Kings[24] and Northbound.[25] The trek was promoted with a collaborative song between State Champs, Simple Plan and We the Kings, titled "Where I Belong".[26] They ended the year with a performance at the Snowed In festival in December 2019.[27]

Track listing

Track listing per booklet.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[28] State Champs

Additional musicians

Production

Design

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Champs to collaborate with Alex Gaskarth again for new album. Alternative Press. August 6, 2017. October 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: Hear State Champs’ pop-punk take on Shawn Mendes’ 'Stitches'. Alternative Press. Dickman, Maggie. July 12, 2017. October 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: Looks like State Champs are in the studio with Mark Hoppus. Alternative Press. Dickman, Maggie. October 4, 2017. October 25, 2023.
  4. Web site: ADTR, Mayday Parade, more announced for Self Help Festival. Alternative Press. January 20, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  5. Web site: State Champs are teasing something, and fans are freaking out. Alternative Press. Dickman, Maggie. April 18, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  6. Web site: State Champs announce new album, debut new song 'Dead And Gone'—listen. Alternative Press. Dickman, Maggie. April 19, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  7. Web site: State Champs share music video for 'Dead And Gone' and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. April 19, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  8. Web site: State Champs debut massive new song 'Crystal Ball'—listen. Alternative Press. May 6, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  9. Web site: State Champs drop lively new single 'Mine Is Gold' — listen. Alternative Press. May 24, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  10. Web site: State Champs, Knuckle Puck, more announced for festival and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. January 23, 2018. October 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: State Champs, Knuckle Puck add additional dates to tour and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. Tullio, Lauren. January 31, 2018. October 23, 2023.
  12. Web site: Pale Waves announce North American tour and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. Darus, Alex. June 11, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  13. Web site: blink-182 announce series of dates for a small headlining tour. Alternative Press. July 23, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  14. Web site: State Champs announce headlining tour dates and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. August 1, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  15. Web site: Fall Out Boy announce support for each city on upcoming MANIA tour. Alternative Press. Dickman, Maggie. April 19, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  16. Web site: New Found Glory unveil new music video and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. August 15, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  17. Web site: State Champs announce South American dates and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. May 9, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  18. Web site: Alkaline Trio announce hometown shows and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. Fair, Anna. October 24, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  19. Web site: State Champs announce North American dates for 'Living Proof' tour. Alternative Press. October 29, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  20. Web site: State Champs announce more ‘Living Proof’ tour support. Alternative Press. Campbell, Rachel. November 28, 2018. October 25, 2023.
  21. Web site: Thrice announce tour dates and other news you might have missed today. Alternative Press. Quiles, Alyssa. May 7, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  22. Web site: Sad Summer Festival reveals stacked lineup for first cross-country run. Alternative Press. Campbell, Rachel. March 19, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  23. Web site: Mayday Parade, State Champs add co-headlining summer dates. Alternative Press. Darus, Alex. May 7, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  24. Web site: Simple Plan, State Champs, We The Kings announce fall tour. Alternative Press. Shoemaker, Whitney. August 12, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  25. Web site: Simple Plan, State Champs, We The Kings reveal upcoming tour support. Alternative Press. Darus, Alex. October 1, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  26. Web site: Simple Plan, State Champs, WTK drop epic collab 'Where I Belong'. Alternative Press. Darus, Alex. October 11, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  27. Web site: 10 holiday concerts you can attend to ring in the new decade. Alternative Press. Smith-Engelhardt, Joe. December 10, 2019. October 25, 2023.
  28. Living Proof. State Champs. 2018. booklet. Pure Noise Records. PNE217.

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