5 Years ago The Wonder Years released their second studio album ‘The Upsides’. As vocalist and lyricist Dan “Soupy” Campbell explains on the album’s vinyl release, The Upsides is about fighting back. He began writing the album on early morning bike rides, compiling lines in a notebook for an album that was intended to be about how he had given up. Although it seemed the members of the band had been beaten into misery in their early 20s, as Campbell was riding his bike down past the fountain at “Logan Circle” one day he noticed it had been switched on. This triggered a realisation for him, and he decided that it wasn’t okay to be so defeated at 23. After a month of writing with the band living in his home, they emerged with a newly adopted ‘we’re not sad anymore’ philosophy.
Happy Birthday The Upsides!
