Ups and Downs was formed in Brisbane in 1983 by brothers Greg and Darren Atkinson with John Flade.
They signed with Mushroom Records and released their debut album Underneath the Watchful Eye in 1988.
[3] They reformed in 2011 for a series of shows[4] and they released a compilation album of old tracks, Out of the Darkness: Sleepless, Singles & Other Stories.
[5] In 2017 they released their album "The Sky's In Love With You" on Basketcase Records, with bass player Alex Ronayne.
[6] In September 2019, they recorded a cover version of The Hummingbirds' "Two Weeks With a Good Man in Niagara Falls" for the Shake Yer Popboomerang Volume 3 compilation.