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The Upsidedown’s Bio

Portland, Oregon's The Upsidedown, called "dreamy and decadent in all the right places" by The Boston Globe, have finished recording and mixing their new album, Human Destination, at The Dandy Warhols' Odditorium. It will be released digitally on the Dandys' new label, Beat The World Records.

Childhood friends Jsun Atoms (vocals, guitar, keys, formerly of The Bella Low) and Brett Kron (guitar) had been involved in the Portland music scene since the mid-90s and had always talked about playing together, but it wasn't until 2003 that they seriously decided to start a band. Finding a cross-national group of transplanted musicians , Matt Moore (guitars, vocals, accordion, harp) and Bob Graham Mild (drums) from Missouri, Tristan Evans (bass, vocals) from Kansas City, KS, and Sarah Jane (keys, vocals, tambourine, ex-The Out Crowd) from San Francisco , the six-piece soon began making a name for itself in the Northwest. The press took notice: The Portland Mercury called them a "diligent band that's been around the Portland block and paid their dues" Magnet named them a "band to watch", and they were featured on the 2007 compilation Musicfest NW Vol. 2,along with artists as Spoon, The Thermals, Aesop Rock, and Deerhunter.

With Human Destination, their second full-length, the group is able to truly push, even surpass, the boundaries normally imposed by time and money. At the Odditorium, The Upsidedown found an environment conducive to making a complete, fully engaged record, playful and smart and as energetic as their celebrated live show.

Part of the closely-knit Portland music community, The Upsidedown have performed with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Richard Butler, The Black Angels, Colin Meloy, The Dears, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Walkmen. In the fall of 2008 they'll be joining labelmates The Dandy Warhols on their full North American tour.

Influences:

everybody wants to rule the world darker my love a place to bury strangers the telescopes loretta lynn the jesus and mary chain the dandy warhols brmc entrance highway lee highway spindrift sam rockwell the black angels big sky go fever rebel drones michael jackson off the wall willie willie's place on xm waylon the cure simon and garfunkel mattress mexican food or lords of the new church the stranglers martin denny Odetta the smiths john jacob niles Nic Armstrong & the Thieves! Daniel Johnston lawrence welk ravi shankar the high violets the village green the church nick drake hypatia lake echo and the bunnymen george jones brian eno henry and june mbv roger miller rick bain kubrick bjm 13th floor elevators ride x joy division bowie john cassavetes john waters sigur ros duran duran psychedelic furs flat and scruggs hank townes love music for headphones the out crowd the walrus all the way down dolly parton swans dead meadow doves badly drawn boy inxs oasis the beatles raveonettes arcade fire pixies love and rockets the warlocks the black angels air this mortal coil nick cave yma sumac stereolab stones roses the get hustle foreign orange logan lynn monstrous electromagnetic thee shams on and on...