Saosin (pronounced say-oh-sin or say-oh-shin) are a post-hardcore or screamo band from Newport Beach, California who originally formed during 2003 and partly consists of former members of the band Open Hand.
Saosin (pronounced say-oh-sin or say-oh-shin) are a post-hardcore or screamo band from Newport Beach, California who originally formed during 2003 and partly consists of former members of the band Open Hand. They have currently only publicly released two EPs ("Translating the Name" and an EP distributed on the Warped Tour), however several individual completed songs have also been included on various compilations. These include "I Can Tell There Was An Accident Here Earlier" on a compilation album entitled "Music on the Brain" and "Bury Your Head" on an Atticus compilation entitled "Atticus... Dragging the Lake Part 3"
The band have managed to gain large amounts of respect in the underground scene, and have a significant internet fanbase with the band's name resulting in over 56,000 hits in Google. They have recently signed to Capitol Records with a currently untitled album rumoured to be forthcoming in 2006, having formerly been on band-owned indie record label Death Do Us Part.