Strawberry Hotel
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| Released | 25 October 2024 | |||
| Length | 68:24 | |||
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| Singles from Strawberry Hotel | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| The Arts Desk | [6] |
| Classic Pop | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5[12] |
| Uncut | 9/10[13] |
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.[14][15][16][17] It is the group's first studio album in five years, following on from the release of Drift Series 1 in 2019.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 16. | "Velvet Does" | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 73:20 | |
Personnel
[edit]Underworld
- Karl Hyde – vocals (all tracks), engineering (track 4)
- Rick Smith – keyboards, production, mixing, engineering (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 1, 4–10, 12–14), drums (1, 5–10, 12–15); mastering (2, 4, 11); vocals, vocal programming (2, 11); programming (3, 4); guitar, synthesizer programming (15)
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
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 63 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[20] | 25 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[21] | 46 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 43 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[24] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "and the colour red - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Underworld - denver luna (Official Visualiser)". 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Underworld - Black Poppies (Official Visualiser)". 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Reviews for Strawberry Hotel by Underworld". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Simpson, Paul (30 October 2024). "Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Kidel, Mark (25 October 2024). "Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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)
- ^ Hogwood, Ben (24 October 2024). "Underworld – Strawberry Hotel". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (25 October 2024). "Underworld: Strawberry Hotel review – sweet bangers and sad laments". The Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Treated and more elaborately arranged vocals are the fore on Strawberry Hotel. [Dec 2024, p.109]
- ^ Stanciu, Raul (15 November 2024). "Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Cinematic and dreamlike, the Essex duo's 11th offers multiple paths to transcendence." – Wyndham Wallace (Uncut Magazine, December 2024 – pg.34)
- ^ Stock, Oliver. "Underworld announce new album, Strawberry Hotel, share 'Black Poppies': Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Murray, Robin. "Underworld Announce New Album Strawberry Hotel". Clash. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Eede, Christian (6 September 2024). "Underworld Detail New Album, Strawberry Hotel". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ R. Wilkinson, Juan Ignacio (6 September 2024). "Underworld announce new album Strawberry Hotel, share single". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Strawberry Hotel [SHM-CD] Underworld". UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Underworld – Strawberry Hotel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Digital Albums: November 4, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 30, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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