The Upsidedown

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The Upsidedown
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Background information
Origin Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres Alternative rock
Psychedelic rock
Shoegazing
Years active2003Present
Labels Reverb Records
Beat the World Records
Divorce Money Records
Website theupsidedown.com
MembersJsun Atoms
Matt Moore
Bob Mild
Brett Kron
Tristan Evans
Past membersJonathan Allen
Rob Scrivner
Caroline Buchalter
Sarah Jane
Jason "Plucky" Anchondo

The Upsidedown is an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

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The band released their debut album, Trust Electricity , in 2004, and reissued it on vinyl in 2020. The album has received national attention, and the band has been noted in several newspapers and magazines as an up-and-coming band to watch, including Magnet , The Boston Globe , and The Oregonian . Their music has also been featured on the television programs True Blood , Sons of Anarchy , The Vampire Diaries , Life Unexpected , What About Brian , and Trauma .

The Upsidedown has toured the United States, sometimes as an opening act. They have a close friendship with The Dandy Warhols, and have also performed with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Richard Butler, David J, Colin Meloy, The Black Angels, The Dears, The Out Crowd, The Village Green, and Spindrift. They have also worked with Tony Lash and Jeremy Sherrer, on their albums.

Album discography

Soundtracks

The Upsidedown supplied four songs from their catalog ("Human Destination", "Sacred Call", "Umbrella", and "The Way In") to the film Water Wings , directed by Johno Wells and Justin Adams. [1]

Commercial usage of tracks

National television

The Upsidedown's music has been featured extensively on NBC's Trauma

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References

  1. "Water Wings soundtrack". IMDb . Retrieved 2014-08-22.