Ultra Q

Previous Praise for Ultra Q:

"Ultra Q are a band I'm feeling particularly excited about and on this, they show us exactly what they're made of and how they can influence the future of Indie Rock." - Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1

"Immersing themselves in soaring guitar work, assertive spoken word, and colossal hooks, the group have accumulated their last three projects into a well-rehearsed collection of bangers across this six-track EP.” - CLASH

"Ultra Q bring back ’00s garage rock" - Kerrang! Magazine

“the band solidify their place as one of the most exciting bands around…” - Indie Is Not A Genre ★★★★1/2

“It's a frantic, fun and fantastical start to this new chapter on their fascinating musical journey.“ - Rock Sound

California’s Ultra Q return with new single ‘I Watched Them Go’, which is their first new music since releasing EP Get Yourself A Friend last year via Royal Mountain Records. 

Jakob Armstrong—youngest son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe—began playing guitar at seven years old and honed his craft privately until about sixteen, then playing in bands in and around Oakland after meeting friends with like-minded tastes in music. Soon enough, with the memories of Ultraman action figures fighting in his head, he and a group of friends formed Ultra Q - its name is inspired by an Ultraman prequel series; a deep cut for import action series lovers. Brothers Enzo and Chris Malaspina, plus Kevin Judd complete the band.

‘I Watched Them Go’ is their first pop song and represents everything the four-piece is supposed to be. It’s catchy, outrageous, it’s beautiful, but it lands just enough in left field to be unexpected for previous fans.

On the track, Armstrong says, “‘I Watched Them Go” is Ultra Q’s first pop song. At the same time though I think that it represents everything that UQ is supposed to be. It’s catchy, it’s outrageous, it’s beautiful, but it lands just enough in left field to be unexpected for our fans. We think this is the perfect single  because while it’s definitely extreme, it’ll find a home in our fans. Both old and new.”

Fusing together the skyward lift of Interpol, the clever guitar interplay of the Strokes, the maudlin romanticism of The Cure, and the often impressionistic narrative gifts of Arctic Monkeys, Ultra Q’s growth since their 2019 EP We’re Starting to Get Along (and its 2020 follow-up In a Cave in a Video Game) has been exponential. Still a young band, they’ve gained support from Hypebeast, Rolling Stone, CLASH, Consequence, NME, BBC Radio 1, VICE, NOTION, and loads more.