WHAT IT IS: Phoenix-born, L.A.-based alt-pop star UPSAHL, neé Taylor Upsahl, is bringing a punk attitude back to pop. Combining her enigmatic style, musical chops and star power, the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist began writing and releasing music at 17. After receiving critical acclaim on her debut EP, Hindsight 20/20, in 2019, she followed up with a series of buzzworthy singles including “Drugs,” which hit Spotify’s Global Viral chart, “Stop!” and the unapologetic “12345SEX,” and—in the middle of a pandemic—dropped her latest EP, Young Life Crisis. She also co-wrote “Good in Bed” off Dua Lipa’s Grammy-nominated Future Nostalgia. A resurgence of “Drugs” on TikTok inspired 2m+ videos, whereupon UPSAHL drove the track’s momentum by releasing a remix featuring blackbear.
ALBUM: Young Life Crisis (EP)
SINGLE: “Drugs” f/blackbear
RELEASE DATE: 1/15
LIVE: Previously opened for Two Feet, Christian French, K.Flay, Joywave, PVRS and Max Frost; performed at Lollapalooza
INTERNET: 100m+ global career streams; 3.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners; featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday, Teen Beats, Indie Pop and the covers of SALT and Fierce Femmes; Apple Music’s Alt Pop, YouTube’s Pop on the Rise and Amazon’s Girl Squad playlists
RADIO: “Drugs” and “Smile for the Camera” charted at Alt radio
PRESS: Flaunt, V Magazine, LADYGUNN, L’Officiel, Earmilk, Paper, Nylon, Refinery29, more
BOOKING: Tom Windish & Andy Clayton/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Joe Hegleman & Ron Shapiro/Have Fun Management