Strawberry Hotel - new album out 25th Oct

[lament]

Looks like there's going to be a SHM-CD with an extra track releasing November 1. Listing doesn't have the extra track listed. Assuming it'll be Japanese as I don't think I've seen SHM CDs that aren't? Listing is from Australia though.

[saintrik]

The Japanese CD with the bonus track "Velvet Does" was mentioned a bit ago in this thread. And yes, they are advertised as SHM-CD on the various Japanese retailers pages.

Originally Posted by TheBang

Also, Japan is, in fact, getting a bonus track ("Velvet Does") on their domestic CD release:
https://www.virginmusic.jp/underworld/
https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Underwo...HM-CD_15286332

[Resolute]

interested in if anyone finds somewhere to buy that extra track in lossless once its out, doubt i'll be able to sort importing a copy.

[potatobroth]

Hoping it follows the trend of great tracks that only Japan gets. Twenty Three Blue was so good on Barbara Barbara. I have it right after Santiago Cuatro in my hybrid version of that album.

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Resolute

interested in if anyone finds somewhere to buy that extra track in lossless once its out, doubt i'll be able to sort importing a copy.

My preferred digital vendor is Ototoy:
https://ototoy.jp/_/default/a/281302

You do need a Japanese VPN in order to add the items to your Cart. Once they're actually in your cart, I don't think you need the VPN anymore. You should have no problems checking out with a foreign credit card (at least, I didn't the last time I used them in 2021). And you don't need a VPN to download or re-download the tracks once they're purchased and in your account's purchase history.

Sometimes, the bonus tracks are "album-only", meaning that you can't purchase the track a la carte, and must purchase the whole album. We won't know if that's the case here until release. Also, it's slightly possible that the bonus track doesn't get a digital release. The iTunes Store is the only place right now that has the album listed as a preorder, but it does not include the bonus track (yet).

[DwarfeD]

https://imusic.co/music/498803167103...berry-hotel-cd

The Japanese version is also up for pre-order in this Danish webshop.

[TheBang]

[dubman]

This all sounds really lively. Considering the track times, I think they're focusing on the song-based approaches of Listen to their No, or JAL, or Parc, or Crocodile and building an album around it, which I think is a great idea if it's a strong batch. Fen Violet could be a good indicator of what's to come, in b-side form anyway