{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Strawberry Hotel | type = studio | artist = [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] | cover = Underworld - Strawberry Hotel.png | alt = | released = 25 October 2024 | recorded = <!-- Please source recording dates/years --> | studio = | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 68:24 | label = *Smith Hyde *[[Virgin Music|Virgin]] | producer = {{hlist|Esme Bronwen-Smith|[[Rick Smith (musician)|Rick Smith]]}} | prev_title = [[Drift Series 1]] | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Strawberry Hotel | type = studio | single1 = And the Colour Red | single1date = 3 April 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/and-the-colour-red-single/1678431198|title=and the colour red - Single|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> | single2 = Denver Luna | single2date = 18 October 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6JDLlf2qeE|title=Underworld - denver luna (Official Visualiser)|date=18 October 2023 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref> | single3 = Black Poppies | single3date = 6 September 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUL5J4JzRDA|title=Underworld - Black Poppies (Official Visualiser)|date=6 September 2024 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> }} }} {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.5/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14136/Underworld-Strawberry-Hotel.aspx|title=Strawberry Hotel by Underworld reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date= June 8, 2025}}</ref> | MC = 83/100<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/strawberry-hotel/underworld|title=Reviews for Strawberry Hotel by Underworld |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strawberry-hotel-mw0004354591|title=Underworld - Strawberry Hotel|website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Simpson|first=Paul|date=30 October 2024|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The Arts Desk]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-underworld-strawberry-hotel|title=Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel|website=[[The Arts Desk]]|last=Kidel|first=Mark|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|BPM]]'' | rev3score = 73%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-underworld-strawberry-hotel/|title=Album Review: Underworld – Strawberry Hotel|website=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]|last=Wohlmacher|first=John|date=22 November 2024|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>"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)</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>"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)</ref> | rev6 = ''[[MusicOMH]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/underworld-strawberry-hotel|title=Underworld – Strawberry Hotel|website=[[musicOMH]]|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=24 October 2024|access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[The Observer]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/25/underworld-strawberry-hotel-review-sweet-bangers-and-sad-laments|title=Underworld: Strawberry Hotel review – sweet bangers and sad laments|website=[[The Observer]]|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=25 October 2024|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Record Collector]]'' | rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>Treated and more elaborately arranged vocals are the fore on Strawberry Hotel. [Dec 2024, p.109]</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Sputnikmusic]]'' | rev9score = 3.7/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89152/Underworld-Strawberry-Hotel/|title=Album: Underworld - Strawberry Hotel|website=[[Sputnikmusic]]|last=Stanciu|first=Raul|date=15 November 2024|access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | rev10score = 9/10<ref>"Cinematic and dreamlike, the Essex duo's 11th offers multiple paths to transcendence." – Wyndham Wallace (Uncut Magazine, December 2024 – pg.34)</ref> | noprose = yes }}
'''''Strawberry Hotel''''' is the eleventh studio album by British [[Electronic music|electronic]] group [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], released on 25 October 2024 through [[Virgin Music]] and the band's own label Smith Hyde Productions.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://djmag.com/news/underworld-announce-new-album-strawberry-hotel-share-black-poppies-listen|title=Underworld announce new album, ''Strawberry Hotel'', share 'Black Poppies': Listen |magazine=[[DJ Mag]]|access-date=6 September 2024|last=Stock|first=Oliver}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/underworld-announce-new-album-strawberry-hotel/|title=Underworld Announce New Album ''Strawberry Hotel''|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|accessdate=6 September 2024|last=Murray|first=Robin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/news/underworld-detail-new-album-strawberry-hotel/|title=Underworld Detail New Album, ''Strawberry Hotel''|website=[[The Quietus]]|accessdate=6 September 2024|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=6 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://electronicgroove.com/underworld-announce-new-album-strawberry-hotel-share-single/|title=Underworld announce new album ''Strawberry Hotel'', share single|website=Electronic Groove|access-date=6 September 2024|last=R. Wilkinson|first=Juan Ignacio|date=6 September 2024 }}</ref> It is the group's first studio album in five years, following the release of ''[[Drift Series 1]]'' in 2019.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Strawberry Hotel'' track listing | all_writing = [[Karl Hyde]] and [[Rick Smith (musician)|Rick Smith]]. | title1 = Black Poppies | length1 = 2:52 | title2 = Denver Luna | length2 = 8:01 | title3 = Techno Shinkansen | length3 = 3:23 | title4 = And the Colour Red | length4 = 5:42 | title5 = Sweet Lands Experience | length5 = 4:44 | title6 = Lewis in Pomona | length6 = 5:38 | title7 = Hilo Sky | length7 = 5:04 | title8 = Burst of Laughter | length8 = 3:27 | title9 = King of Haarlem | length9 = 3:46 | title10 = Ottavia | length10 = 5:00 | title11 = Denver Luna | note11 = acappella | length11 = 2:27 | title12 = Gene Pool | length12 = 9:07 | title13 = Oh Thorn! | length13 = 1:59 | title14 = Iron Bones | length14 = 4:39 | title15 = Stick Man Test | length15 = 2:35 | total_length = 68:24 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese bonus track<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/underworld/products/uicb-1030/|title=Strawberry Hotel [SHM-CD] Underworld|publisher=UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|accessdate=2024-10-25}}</ref> | title16 = Velvet Does | length16 = 4:56 | total_length = 73:20 }}
==Personnel== <!-- Per Tidal; no citation is needed per [[WP:PERSONNEL]] and [[WP:AFFILIATE]] --> '''Underworld''' * [[Karl Hyde]] – vocals (all tracks), [[Audio engineer|engineering]] (track 4) * [[Rick Smith (musician)|Rick Smith]] – keyboards, [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], engineering (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 1, 4–10, 12–14), drums (1, 5–10, 12–15); [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] (2, 4, 11); vocals, vocal [[Programming (music)|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== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Strawberry Hotel'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Flanders|142|artist=Underworld|album=Strawberry Hotel|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2024}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|63|artist=Underworld|album=Strawberry Hotel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 November 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2024-11-04/p/3/|title=Oricon Digital Albums: November 4, 2024|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref> | 25 |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2024&month=11&day=04|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 30, 2024|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref> | 46 |- {{album chart|Scotland|16|date=20241101|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2024}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|73|artist=Underworld|album=Strawberry Hotel|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2024}} |- {{album chart|UK2|43|date=20241101|rowheader=true|access-date=1 November 2024}} |- {{album chart|UKDance|1|date=20241101|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2024}} |}
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