The Records Behind Our Designs
Our merch and our records grew up together. Here is a short guide to the releases behind the names you'll see in our store, from the first EP to the newest single.
Which release came first?
Translating the Name came out on June 17, 2003. It was our first EP, and its title is still one of the names you'll find on our designs.
What came next?
- Saosin EP (2005): our first release on Capitol.
- Saosin (2006): our first full-length album, released on September 26, 2006 and produced by Howard Benson. In May 2026 it was certified Gold by the RIAA.
- Come Close: a live album and film recorded on November 3, 2007.
- The Grey EP (2008): a short release between the two albums.
- In Search of Solid Ground (2009): our second album, released on September 8, 2009 on Virgin, with Butch Walker producing.
What about the later records?
Along the Shadow arrived on May 20, 2016 on Epitaph, with "The Silver String", "Racing Toward a Red Light" and "Control and the Urge to Pray" as singles. In 2020 we shared new singles, among them a reworked "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier" and "Mookie's Last Christmas".
Live at the Garden Amphitheater followed on July 19, 2024, and on April 14, 2026 we released "Starting Over Again" on Sumerian Records.
Which song went Gold first?
"You're Not Alone" was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 3, 2023, three years before the album it comes from.
How do the records show up in the store?
Release names: designs named after our records carry their titles, in italics on every product page. The wordmark: SAOSIN in tall serif capitals ties every era together. The beetle: our beetle designs, with wings and ink splashes, have their own place in the collection.
Each product page tells you exactly what its design shows, front and back.