Ultra Deluxe is the project led by NYC musician Max Narotzky, and they make impossible-to-pigeonhole music that owes as much to roaring post-hardcore as it does to lo-fi bedroom pop. Their new album Intake Occupation comes out April 1 via self-release, and we're premiering lead single "Dreams of Him." Throughout its five-minute running time, it starts out as a dance-punk/post-hardcore hybrid that sounds like if Death From Above 1979 got back in touch with their heavier roots, before turning into climactic, orchestral chamber pop without losing its screamy edge. And there's a little chiptune in there too. It's a lot, and it works.
"This album shows the long term effects of a world that places imperialism and resource acquisition over the well being of society," Max tells us. "We often think hope is lost for this planet but it is not. There are so many people that want a better world, we just have to build it together." Listen to the new song and check out the artwork and tracklist below. The album was produced by Doug Gallo.