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For nearly two years, Saosin toured as an instrumental act or with fill-in vocalists. Sorenson took over the band’s business affairs, booking tours and managing finances. During this "lost period," the band recorded the The Grey EP (later repurposed as demos). Listen to the bass in the track "Mookies Last Christmas" (written during this time)—it’s a masterclass in tension. Sorenson plays a simple, syncopated eighth-note pulse that feels like a ticking clock, mirroring the anxiety of a band without a singer. When the young Cove Reber was brought in, Sorenson became his biggest on-stage ally. In live videos from 2005-2007, you’ll notice Sorenson standing stage right, head down, hair covering his face, plucking relentlessly. He was the metronome. While Reber learned the ropes and Burchell posed, Sorenson did the mathematical work.

While Sorenson was never the lead singer, his tenure from 2003 to 2010 represents the connective tissue of Saosin’s golden age. He wasn’t just a hired gun; he was a principal songwriter, the band’s de facto manager for a period, and the quiet architect of the low-end grooves that defined their transition from cult hardcore heroes to major-label hopefuls. Sorenson’s history with Saosin begins in the fertile Virginia hardcore scene. Before relocating to Southern California, Sorenson was playing in the band Open Hand. He met drummer Alex Rodriguez, and together with guitarist Beau Burchell and a young Anthony Green, the first iteration of Saosin crystallized in 2003. chris sorenson saosin

While Burchell’s glistening, harmonized guitar leads and Green’s sky-high wails got the spotlight, Sorenson provided the anchor. On Translating the Name , his bass isn’t just following the guitar. In tracks like "Seven Years" and "3rd Measurement in C," Sorenson employs a melodic, driving style—locking in perfectly with Rodriguez’s intricate hi-hat work while dancing around Burchell’s chords. He played a five-string bass (a rarity in the genre at the time), which gave Saosin’s breakdowns a subterranean weight that separated them from their peers. When Anthony Green left the band abruptly in early 2004 to focus on Circa Survive, Saosin faced extinction. Most bands would have folded. Instead, Sorenson stepped up. He and Burchell locked themselves in a room and wrote the skeleton of what would become the Cove Reber era . For nearly two years, Saosin toured as an