State Champs - Living Proof (June 15, 2018) Album • Page 13

Yeah this is probably mine, at least top three along with Criminal and Crystal Ball.

 

Singles were def the weakest.

 

Criminal fucking slays. Still my favorite after a few listens

 

I still like Frozen A LOT and the Fix Up has made its way into my top 3.

 

I really don’t love safe haven the way others are

 

The more i listen to this, the more i accept that this is just okay. No real originality or boundary pushing. The second half is very weak compared to the first, and that Criminal / Frozen one-two punch is the highest point of the record.

Also, just gonna leave this here.

 

Sidelines is ok, just a bad closer. Static is a thoroughly mediocre song.

 

WOW i knew I liked that guitar riff but thought it sounded familiar. And I love the early Tonight Alive albums. Ashamed I didn’t pick up on that.

 

Damn lol the beginning is identical

 

Very good deal on the vinyl here. Signed booklet / cool variant / free shipping / no tax:

State Champs - Living Proof Bundle #7

 

Thanks for sharing. Ordered a signed copy for the fiancée. She wasn’t able to get a copy signed at the acoustic signing bc she didn’t want to wait in the awful line, so she’ll be happy haha. $6!!!!!

 

I knew I couldn't be the only one who heard this!

"but the sugary pop-rock influences in The Fix Up are directly in line with The Maine (particularly in DiScanio’s lower notes on the chorus which sound uncannily like John O’Callaghan),"

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Living Proof’ by State Champs

 

WHO KNEW WE WERE LIGHTNING?!

 

Lies.

 

Anyone know the 1st week sales on this?

 

Sidelines and Lightning are the two tracks I keep coming back to the most.

 

Fun summer album - but still can't keep from singing the No Future chorus to Mine Is Gold.

 

Week 1 raw sales numbers came in close to 16k

 

Way less than I was expecting considering I feel the marketing of his album was everywhere-ish.

 

I agree. What did Southern Air do back in 2012, like 23k? Just using it as a general genre comparison

 

comparing 2012 numbers to 2018 numbers is not fair

 

Good point - are streams included in the 2018 billboard numbers?

 

Yes. Album equivalent streams.

 

#28 on billboard top 200. Pop punk ain't dead!