Strawberry Hotel
2024 studio album by Underworld
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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.[16][17][18][19] It is the group's first studio album in five years, following the release of Drift Series 1 in 2019.
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| Released | 25 October 2024 | |||
| Length | 68:24 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The Arts Desk | [7] |
| BPM | 73%[8] |
| Classic Pop | [9] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| MusicOMH | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Record Collector | [13] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5[14] |
| Uncut | 9/10[15] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
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
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 142 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] | 63 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[23] | 25 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] | 46 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 16 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 73 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 43 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[28] | 1 |
