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Old 10-11-2024, 11:51 AM
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Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
First critic review I've seen, in the Dec. issue of Classic Pop magazine.

WARNING: includes spoilers
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Old 10-11-2024, 01:45 PM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
That was... not what I was expecting to read. Chaos? Rampaging? Brutal? Head-melting?? Alright, yeah, let's. haha.
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Old 10-13-2024, 01:49 PM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
so a few of the final tracks are akin to Denver Luna a capella?
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Old 10-13-2024, 02:57 PM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
Well given what it says, I think it'll be Denver Luna (Acapella), Oh Thorn! and Stick Man Test as the short interstitial tracks, because Iron Bones has a separate additional writing credit and is a bit long to be an interlude type track. It is a bit weird to put 3 reprise type things (if that is what's happening) at the end, then again, I'm sure there's a reason re "Please don't shuffle." It's probably the album I've looked forward to most all year, so I'm very excited to hear it all. Some of these other track descriptions are very cool sounding
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Old 10-13-2024, 08:46 PM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
right and Gene Pool is obviously its own thing, we've heard it live and it rules. maybe that section was just clumsily worded.
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Old 10-14-2024, 12:29 AM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
Uncut Magazine, Dec. 2024 issue.
9/10, a lot more detail about some of the tracks (SPOILERS)
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Old 10-14-2024, 08:56 AM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
That was very interesting. Looking forward to see how the bonus track factors in.
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Old 10-15-2024, 04:01 AM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
Mojo magazine, Dec. 2024 issue:
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Old 10-24-2024, 07:09 AM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
musicOMH (4.5/5)
https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/alb...rawberry-hotel

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It makes sense, for Strawberry Hotel has a very satisfying ebb and flow, its variety of musical styles greater than any Underworld album up to this point. [. . .] Little has changed with the Underworld formula in recent years, the euphoric chord shifts and slowly oscillating, atmospheric chords still working their magic. denver luna is a beauty, its central breakdown like a superimposed chant from the back of a church. Techno Shinkansen channels 1999’s King Of Snake, with a typically airy synth riff to work its magic, while Hilo Sky is a younger cousin of Always Loved A Film.
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Old 10-25-2024, 07:37 AM
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Re: Strawberry Hotel - critics' reviews
The Observer - 4/5
Underworld: Strawberry Hotel review – sweet bangers and sad laments

theartsdesk.com - 4/5
"Contagiously joyous rollercoaster from Smith and Hyde"
https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/al...rawberry-hotel

Sputnik Music - 3.7/5
"Sonic exploration resumes."
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/...awberry-Hotel/
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