Up, Down & Sideways is an evolution of the sound and stories on their debut album, Adam & Brooke. They blend their individual music influences in a celebration of country pop and Southern rock, creating an '80's pop country feel, complete with big guitar riffs with their influences ranging from Heart, Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood for Brooke and Garth Brooks, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton for Adam. "We want people to feel like we're sitting there around their fire and sharing their problems and life with them. We want the songs to have a place in their lives."