Ups and Downs - The Sky's In Love With You (CD) | Mint Mint

A funny thing happened to brothers Greg and Darren Atkinson on their way to recording a second album for their duo project ‘Worker Bees’ – they realised they were making an Ups and Downs album. It was partly a reconnection with their love of vocal harmonies, partly the familiar ringing tones of ex Ups and Downs’ guitarist John Flade who, along with new bass player Alex Ronayne, had recently joined the ‘Bees, and partly the kind of songs that Greg was writing that were recapturing a flavour of Brisbane’s “striped, sunlight sound”, to coin a phrase from Go-Between Robert Forster. A phone call to Ups and Downs other guitarist Peter Shaw, living in Brisbane, sealed the deal – Peter’s remotely recorded guitar parts were flown into the recording along with a brand new song that echoed the title of their classic mini album ‘Sleepless’, and bingo - Ups and Downs first album of new material in nearly 30 years was born! Entirely self-recorded and self-financed (no desperate crowd funding pleas from these stalwarts), The Sky’s In Love With You is a vinyl length journey into melody and melancholy, hooks and harmonies, jingle and jangle, that will warm the aging hearts of Ups and Downs fans and excite younger lovers of classic indie pop. You can hear elements of the Church on Fires Amongst Us, early Cure on Gideon, even the Hoodoo Gurus on True Love Waste, but this is no simple exercise in nostalgia. The Sky’s In Love With You sounds fresh, modern and has an urgency that belies the band’s years.

• Media Condition: Mint
• Sleeve Condition: Mint
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Label: Basket Case Records
• Catalog Number: CD-BCR-003