Saline is an Austin-based shoegaze band whose emotive take on the genre is tinted by slowcore, post-rock, and a touch of Midwest emo. With a lineup consisting of Corey Halbert (guitar, lead vocals), Jacob Harding (guitar, lead vocals, trumpet), Ryan Fine (drums), and Constantine Kouldukis (bass), their music strives for noise and beauty simultaneously, rarely sacrificing patience even in its most chaotic moments.
The band was formed in 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana and originally envisioned as an acoustic project. From there they quickly went through a huge metamorphosis, changing locations, genres, names and lineups before finally arriving at their current form. Their first EP ‘The More I Learn, The More I Agree’ was released in February 2023, and will be followed by their debut full-length album ‘I’ve Spit on Every Car in Bloomington’ in September 2023.