The Upsides

The Upsides are an indie rock band based in New York City consisting of brothers Matt (guitar and vocals) and Dan Fullam (drums) alongside longtime friends Hart Mechlin (lead guitar), Pat Freeman (keys, guitar) and Matt DaSilva (bass). Long-standing relationships, chance encounters and a transformative songwriting retreat have continued to shape and refine the group as they enter a new era with In the Maze, their second album and first on Dream Wolf Records. More than half of the album came together in June 2024, a month after the release of their self-titled debut. The band spent 10 days upstate experimenting with new sounds and even swapping instruments. After a full year of working on demos, they returned upstate to record at The Building, a converted rural church in Marlboro, New York. There, the band all sensed they were firmly heading into bolder, more emotive sonic territory than their jangly garage rock roots. After production was complete in February 2026, In the Maze was mixed in Burbank, California by Austin Asvanonda (Sam Fender, The War on Drugs). Additional production was provided by Nick Perri (Silvertide, Luke Spiller) and strings were arranged by Richard Jones and Laura Moody of Elysian Collective (Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C.) The tracks on In The Maze are full of universal themes told through specific, lived-through stories; about coming to terms with the past, reaching a make-or-break point in life, and realizing there are no simple answers.