Around the World and Back is the second studio album by American pop punk band State Champs.

[4] On July 16, Around the World and Back was announced for release ion October., revealing its track listing and artwork.

It featured two acoustic versions of album tracks, two new songs, two live recordings and a DVD.

The record has drawn multiple comparisons to the work of genre albums like New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, and All Time Low.

Writing for Alternative Press, Evan Lucy praised the growth the band have showed since their debut.

Lucy went on to say, "a new level of nuance and polish (is shown) here thanks to songwriting skills that are certainly a few notches more developed than many bands (in) their senior.

Boy went on to write, "The quintet still perform pop punk better than many of their contemporaries...this LP sounds significantly more effective when played out loud, rather than through head or earphones....But it's difficult to ignore the feeling that they are capable of more.