Around the World & Back
by State Champs
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. cocopunk1486
    Apr 5, 2016
    8
    It's not a giant step forward, but it's still got all the upbeat energy, and the nostalgic touch that was in "The Finer Things". A little bit too mainstream at times, "Perfect Score" in particular, but overall this is a great album. State Champs mix the old with the new, pulling from 00s pop punk, and then from more recent iterations of the genre (i.e. A Day to Remember and All Time Low),It's not a giant step forward, but it's still got all the upbeat energy, and the nostalgic touch that was in "The Finer Things". A little bit too mainstream at times, "Perfect Score" in particular, but overall this is a great album. State Champs mix the old with the new, pulling from 00s pop punk, and then from more recent iterations of the genre (i.e. A Day to Remember and All Time Low), to find some middle ground between the two styles.

    Favorite Tracks - "Losing Myself", "All You Are Is History", "All or Nothing", and "Breaking Ground"    … Expand
  2. wxll
    May 5, 2021
    10
    banger. every song slaps live. champs are one of the best pop punk bands of the 2010s and will continue to release exclusively bangers

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83

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Oct 23, 2015
    85
    While State Champs is not necessarily reinventing the idea of what it means to be a pop punk band, they’ve sure as hell perfected it.
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  2. Kerrang!
    Oct 16, 2015
    80
    There's a maturity--or at least a noticeable growth--in the band's sound and abilities. [10 Oct 2015, p.50]
  3. Alternative Press
    Oct 16, 2015
    80
    The group put enough spin on the source material to make these songs their own. [Nov 2015, p.97]
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