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2024 studio album by Underworld
Strawberry Hotel
Studio album by Underworld
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
  2. "Denver Luna"
    Released: 18 October 2023
  3. "Black Poppies"
    Released: 6 September 2024
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Arts Desk
Classic Pop
Mojo
musicOMH
The Observer
Record Collector
Sputnikmusic3.7/5
Uncut9/10

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. 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 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
No.TitleLength
16."Velvet Does"4:56
Total length:73:20

Personnel

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

Chart performance for Strawberry Hotel
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 142
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 63
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) 25
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 46
Scottish Albums (OCC) 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 73
UK Albums (OCC) 43
UK Dance Albums (OCC) 1

References

  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. Treated and more elaborately arranged vocals are the fore on Strawberry Hotel.
  12. Stanciu, Raul (15 November 2024). "Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  13. "Cinematic and dreamlike, the Essex duo's 11th offers multiple paths to transcendence." – Wyndham Wallace (Uncut Magazine, December 2024 – pg.34)
  14. Stock, Oliver. "Underworld announce new album, Strawberry Hotel, share 'Black Poppies': Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  15. Murray, Robin. "Underworld Announce New Album Strawberry Hotel". Clash. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. Eede, Christian (6 September 2024). "Underworld Detail New Album, Strawberry Hotel". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  17. R. Wilkinson, Juan Ignacio (6 September 2024). "Underworld announce new album Strawberry Hotel, share single". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  18. "Strawberry Hotel [SHM-CD] Underworld". UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  19. "Ultratop.be – Underworld – Strawberry Hotel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Underworld – Strawberry Hotel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  21. "Oricon Digital Albums: November 4, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  22. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 30, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  24. "Swisscharts.com – Underworld – Strawberry Hotel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  25. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  26. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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