LINE is a collaborative music project by Maddie Batzli that plays live, full band shows a couple times each year, in Wisconsin. Since 2020, LINE has released 3 EPs and 3 singles, and played shows in Wisconsin and around the country. LINE plans to keep playing together when possible, but since lead singer Maddie Batzli’s move to Brooklyn, LINE shows and releases will be fewer & further between. In 2026 and beyond, Maddie’s current focus is a synthpop project under the artist name Milo McCray, based out of Brooklyn, NY.

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• Milo McCray: synthpop for overthinkers, by Maddie Batzli

• Autumn Lovejoy: indie folk for people who used to rock pretty hard, by Austin Lynch

• Charlie Koz: folk/singer-songwriter with arrangements inspired by jazz, americana, and indie rock, by Charlie Koczela

• Damsel Trash: queer punk that’s fun, hot, silly, and political, by Emily Mills

An indie pop & folk project unafraid to hop between genres, LINE weaves singer-songwriter sensibilities with wide-ranging arrangements. After playing with a full band for several years, vocalist/songwriter Maddie Batzli relocated from Madison, WI to Brooklyn, NY and toured their new acoustic EP “The Woodside Sessions” with guitarist/producer Charlie Koz in fall 2025. This recent release centers vocals that draw comparison to Natalie Merchant, Enya, and Dolores O’Riordan, and arrangements reminiscent of Bon Iver, Katie Gavin, and Sufjan Stevens. As a queer songwriter, Batzli’s interest in exploring paradoxes extends to playful stage aesthetics and poignant lyrics raising emotional, philosophical, and political questions, at once campy and achingly sincere. By sharing the vulnerability of holding multiple truths, 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 often feel like a binary. In 2026 onward, Batzli’s focus is on a new synthpop project under the artist name Milo McCray. They will play periodically with LINE in Wisconsin.

The Woodside Sessions EP:

Maddie Batzli (they/them) - lead vocals, harmony vocals, keys, guitar, recording and production.

Charlie Koz (he/him) - lead guitar, banjo, percussion, harmony vocals, recording and production, mixing.

The full band:

Austin Lynch (they/them) - bass, vocals, guitar, trumpet, mixing & production

Emily Mills (they/them) - drums

Former members:

Will Ault (he/him) - drums, cajon, vocals, recording & live mixing

Esther Chun (she/her) - vocals, keys