 Their third album, "Living Proof", was released on June 15, 2018.State Champs formed in the spring of 2010 in Albany, New York by founding members lead guitarist Tyler Szalkowski and lead singer Derek DiScanio.Shortly after forming, they self-released "EP 2010" in August, which was followed by their second self-released EP, "Apparently, I’m Nothing", in January 2011.