“We went balls to the wall with this thing. We weren’t saying 'no' to any ideas and we were trying to have as much fun creating exciting things as possible

Catching up with Jakob Armstrong during some tour downtime in Toronto, Canada, the frontman of new alt-rockers Ultra Q massively over-estimates the population of the Grand Duchy and has zero concerns in outing bandmate Kevin (bass) as being the main player at the all-you-can-eat buffet. New LP My Guardian Angel has been out for about a week and is one of those records where you can find something new to love on each listen – Jakob has been delighted AND surprised by the reaction so far. The album sounds HUGE but that’s just how they’ve come about, rather than an attempt to make a play for the stadia of the world. This is part one of two. Cheers.