Saosin change album artwork

"Obviously the internet to some has become an opportunity to BASH anything and everything, GOOD or BAD. So putting up anything NEW for people to check out is always greeted with equal amounts of crap and kisses. Which was definitely  the case when we put up some of the new album artwork for " In search of solid ground". Under normal circumstances, the negative comments would be nothing to pay attention too but this time around, the people spoke and struck really important points to who WE are.

We really went for something "high concept" on this one, which we have done before, but typical the representation of said concept is anything but extravagant. Cue in the new cover ( or should i say, formally the new cover) and what we delivered was something that truly wasn't SAOSIN. And You guys, The fans or foes, Really made us realize something about what we have done and what we are doing. When you spend a long time on something, its really easy to lose track of where you started, and thats probably what happened. I think the most important thing that was said, that made us revise the whole thing (2 days before going to the presses, mind you)  is that we always keep things simple, and strong and let the music speak for itself. and thats TRUE. The beetle was weird, ill admit that,  but its simple and represented us at the time and i really enjoy the " whats up with that there spider on ya'lls shirts, shits scary" questions. and all of our EPs are a single color boring digipak, for a reason. So with ALL of this said, We put together a new Layout and Cover. It still contains some of the imagery and coincidentally the Main image that is THE COVER was something we shot on the fly, based on an idea i had in my brain.

So below, is the new Cover. Is anyone and everyone going to like it? absolutely not,  its not NEON. but we did it as SAOSIN and with thought and purpose and an increasing respect for people that see our band and other bands lives play out on a daily basis. And to us thats all that really counts, and i hope to you guys too. Because at the end of the day, Saosin is a FANS BAND. We are only a band because you guys allow us to be, by spreading the word involuntarily, pushing us to be better and remember where we've come from, coming to shows and supporting this monster for the last 6 years.