State Champs

Albany, New York-based pop-punk band State Champs have won an audience for their songs that balance joy and angst with strong vocal harmonies and interwoven guitar work. Their music is full of energy and melodic hooks, delivered with taut, precise instrumental work and passionate vocals from lead singer Derek Discanio. State Champs set the standard for their sound with their debut album, 2013's The Finer Things, while releases like 2018's Living Proof and 2022's Kings of the New Age exposed their work to a wider audience. State Champs started out in 2010, basing their fast-pa...