An indie pop band unafraid to stretch and play with labels, LINE weaves singer-songwriter sensibilities with multigenre arrangements. Vocalist Maddie Batzli works with bandmates Austin Lynch, Esther Chun, and other collaborators to create songs that include multi-part harmonies, intricate slap basslines, folk instrumentation, and electronic synth tracks. LINE’s songs seek to span a wide range of emotion, often within a single verse, with personal reflection, queer love, and social commentary showing up as common themes. As a queer band, LINE’s willingness to explore paradoxes extends to playful stage aesthetics and lyrics centering philosophical questions, at once campy and achingly sincere. By sharing the vulnerability of holding multiple truths at once, LINE aims to invite listeners to live more deeply into their own experiences. From daring to acknowledge (and contain) multitudes comes much needed space for possibility, rare in a time when pessimism and hope can often feel like a binary. 

In smaller spaces, LINE leans acoustic, sharing folk-pop, lyric driven songs. As a full band, LINE plays in a broader range of genres. 

Maddie Batzli - lead vocals, keys, guitar, synths & production

Austin Lynch - bass, vocals, guitar, mixing & production

Esther Chun - vocals, keys

Charlie Koczela - lead guitar, keys, banjo

Emily Mills - drums

Close collaborators:

Caide Jackson - vocals, keys

Alex Nelson - drums

Former members:

Will Ault - drums, cajon, vocals, recording & live mixing