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Ups And Downs
12+ albums
Brisbane80saustraliaaustralianmelodic jangly post-punk
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Brisbane band Ups and Downs played a brand of ethereal, well-crafted, jangly guitar pop that called to mind Australian post-punk icons The Church. The bands influences also extended to overseas groups like Cocteau Twins, REM, and The Flamin' Groovies. Indeed, the name Ups and Downs was derived from a track on the Flamin' Groovies 1978 album, Now. Brothers Greg and Darren Atkinson got their start in late 1970s power pop band 42nd Street. Ken Allen (guitar) and Neil Coombe (guitar) completed the line-up. 42nd Street issued one single, Work It Out, on the Virgo Seven label in 1979 and also contributed a track called Mistaken Identity to radio station 4IP's various artists compilation album, That's Queensland. 42nd Street made little impact beyond the Brisbane scene and in 1983 the Atkinson brothers formed Ups and Downs as a three-piece band with Peter Hamilton-Shaw (guitar) joining soon after to round out the sound. The band issued it's debut single Living Inside My Head on the Basketcase label in December 1984. Ups and Downs then issued a second single called Perfect Crime on Basketcase before venturing down to Sydney. The Waterfront label re-issued Perfect Crime in September 1985, by which time Ups and Downs had built-up a strong cult following on the Sydney inner-city music scene. The bands second single on Waterfront, In The Shadows in April 1986, was a gorgeous slice of harmony-drenched guitar pop and one of the best independent singles for the year. Ups and Downs si
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albums
Out of the Darkness (Sleepless, Singles & Other Stories)
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Out of the Darkness (Sleepless,Singles & Other Stories,)
The Sky's in Love With You
Underneath the Watchful Eye
Sleepless
Another Country
Rash
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Out of the Darkness
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The Real World
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Tales From The Australian Underground - Singles 1976-1989 (Disc 2)
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The Hanging Whisper [Volume 6]
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Parking A Juggernaut [1989-1991]