2024 studio album by Underworld
Strawberry Hotel Released 25 October 2024 Length 68 :24 Label
Producer
"And the Colour Red" Released: 3 April 2023[ 1]
"Denver Luna" Released: 18 October 2023[ 2]
"Black Poppies" Released: 6 September 2024[ 3]
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
All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith .
Strawberry Hotel track listingTitle 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[ 18] Title 16. "Velvet Does" 4:56 Total length: 73:20
Personnel
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
References
^ "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 .
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^ "Strawberry Hotel [SHM-CD] Underworld" . UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 25 October 2024 .
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^ "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 .
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