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Strawberry Hotel

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Strawberry Hotel
Studio album by
Released25 October 2024
Length68:24
Label
Producer
Underworld chronology
Drift Series 1
(2019)
Strawberry Hotel
(2024)
Singles from Strawberry Hotel
  1. "And the Colour Red"
    Released: 3 April 2023[1]
  2. "Denver Luna"
    Released: 18 October 2023[2]
  3. "Black Poppies"
    Released: 6 September 2024[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Arts Desk[6]
Classic Pop[7]
Mojo[8]
musicOMH[9]
The Observer[10]
Uncut9/10[11]

Strawberry Hotel is the eleventh studio album by British electronic group Underworld, released on 25 October 2024 through Virgin Music and the band's own label Smith Hyde Productions.[12][13][14][15] It is the group's first studio album in five years, following on from the release of Drift Series 1 in 2019.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith.

Strawberry Hotel track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Black Poppies"2:52
2."Denver Luna"8:01
3."Techno Shinkansen"3:23
4."And the Colour Red"5:42
5."Sweet Lands Experience"4:44
6."Lewis in Pomona"5:38
7."Hilo Sky"5:04
8."Burst of Laughter"3:27
9."King of Haarlem"3:46
10."Ottavia"5:00
11."Denver Luna" (acappella)2:27
12."Gene Pool"9:07
13."Oh Thorn!"1:59
14."Iron Bones"4:39
15."Stick Man Test"2:35
Total length:68:24
Japanese bonus track[16]
No.TitleLength
16."Velvet Does"4:56
Total length:73:20

Personnel

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Underworld

Additional contributors

  • Esme Bronwen-Smith – production (tracks 1, 5–10, 12–15), vocals (5–7, 10)
  • Miles Showell – mastering (tracks 1, 3–15)
  • Nina Nastasia – vocals (track 14)

Charts

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Chart performance for Strawberry Hotel
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 63
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[18] 25
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[19] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 43
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[22] 1

References

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  1. ^ "and the colour red - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Underworld - denver luna (Official Visualiser)". 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Underworld - Black Poppies (Official Visualiser)". 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Strawberry Hotel by Underworld". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ Simpson, Paul (30 October 2024). "Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ Kidel, Mark (25 October 2024). "Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Underworld have been doing this for decades, yet it’s still impossible to figure out how they manage it. No one else comes close." - John Earls (Classic Pop Magazine, November/December 2024 - pg.85)
  8. ^ "Thirty years on from Dubnobasswithmyheadman, the masters of post-rave audio narrative still know how to blow your tiny mind." - Andrew Perry (Mojo Magazine, December 2024 - pg.90)
  9. ^ Hogwood, Ben (24 October 2024). "Underworld – Strawberry Hotel". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (25 October 2024). "Underworld: Strawberry Hotel review – sweet bangers and sad laments". The Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Cinematic and dreamlike, the Essex duo's 11th offers multiple paths to transcendence." – Wyndham Wallace (Uncut Magazine, December 2024 – pg.34)
  12. ^ Stock, Oliver. "Underworld announce new album, Strawberry Hotel, share 'Black Poppies': Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ Murray, Robin. "Underworld Announce New Album Strawberry Hotel". Clash. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ Eede, Christian (6 September 2024). "Underworld Detail New Album, Strawberry Hotel". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  15. ^ R. Wilkinson, Juan Ignacio (6 September 2024). "Underworld announce new album Strawberry Hotel, share single". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Strawberry Hotel [SHM-CD] Underworld". UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Underworld – Strawberry Hotel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Oricon Digital Albums: November 4, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 30, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.