NAIVE ULTRA is an experimental indie pop collective around Luca Hann based in Basel and Freiburg im Breisgau. The name stands for radical vulnerability and the attempt to counter a rationally exuberant world. The collective was founded in 2023. Contrasts are an important creative tool: the delicate, often polyphonic vocals with their associative lyrics meet an eclectic sound that sometimes oscillates between earthy rock elements and electronic-psychedelic influences. Together with the highly visual imagery of the lyrics, the listener is easily transported into the imaginative and melancholic sphere of NAIVE ULTRA. After celebrated their debut in 2023 with the “Coming of Age” album Honest But Unclear. Now their second release follows in spring 2026 with the EP DISILLUSIONS. This deals with the experience of illusions being exposed as such. In particular, the idealization of the romantic heteronormative relationship between two people, which many people have despaired of for several generations and which prevents them from freely living out other concepts, is questioned. The sound becomes more electronic and more dystopian due to Luca's occasionally pitched down and distorted voice.
On 27 September, FAUST, the first single from the EP, celebrated its release together with the music video at the HUMBUG Club in Basel. The second single, These Illusions, will be released on 19 December 2025.
