U (Underscores album)

In March 2026, during an interview with ''[[NME]]'', Underscores revealed that the album was an attempt to connect to what inspired her as a six-year-old, wanting to make a project suited for "fluorescent, consumerist architecture". When she was six, she was obsessed with hotels so much that her grandmother convinced the [[Hotel Gansevoort]] to let her take a peek inside a room. Underscores, grinning, remarked it was "one of the best days of her life".{{Cite magazine |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=March 17, 2026 |title=Underscores: "I'm trying to restore my relationship with making music" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/underscores-u-interview-3934922 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326115826/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/underscores-u-interview-3934922 |archive-date=March 26, 2026 |access-date=March 25, 2026 |magazine=NME |language=en-GB}} Burned out from conceptualizing ''Wallsocket'', Underscores began writing her third studio album. At the time, she wanted to self-title her third album, but hesitated to do so, later becoming "obsessed with the idea of calling it ''U''" instead. Underscores also said that her relationship with making music evolved after it became her career, which "does sometimes suck the fun out of it a little". As a result, she attempts a restoration of her interest in music on each album, crediting collaborations at the time for her continued inspiration. She drafted lyrics for ''U'' outside high-end storefronts and recorded voice memos on escalators.{{Cite magazine |last=Garrett |first=Amelia |date=March 25, 2026 |title=This is how underscores's album cover of U was made |url=https://www.thefader.com/2026/03/25/underscores-u-album-cover-illustrator-process-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326011528/https://www.thefader.com/2026/03/25/underscores-u-album-cover-illustrator-process-interview |archive-date=March 26, 2026 |access-date=March 25, 2026 |magazine=The Fader |language=en}}

In March 2026, during an interview with ''[[NME]]'', Underscores revealed that the album was an attempt to connect to what inspired her as a six-year-old, wanting to make a project suited for "fluorescent, consumerist architecture". When she was six, she was obsessed with hotels so much that her grandmother convinced the [[Hotel Gansevoort]] to let her take a peek inside a room. Underscores, grinning, remarked it was "one of the best days of her life".{{Cite magazine |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=March 17, 2026 |title=Underscores: "I'm trying to restore my relationship with making music" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/underscores-u-interview-3934922 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326115826/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/underscores-u-interview-3934922 |archive-date=March 26, 2026 |access-date=March 25, 2026 |magazine=NME |language=en-GB}} Burned out from conceptualizing ''Wallsocket'', Underscores began writing her third studio album. At the time, she wanted to self-title her third album, but hesitated to do so, later becoming "obsessed with the idea of calling it ''U''" instead. Underscores also said that her relationship with making music evolved after it became her career, which "does sometimes suck the fun out of it a little". As a result, she attempts a restoration of her interest in music on each album, crediting collaborations at the time for her continued inspiration. She drafted lyrics for ''U'' outside high-end storefronts and recorded voice memos on escalators.{{Cite magazine |last=Garrett |first=Amelia |date=March 25, 2026 |title=This is how underscores's album cover of U was made |url=https://www.thefader.com/2026/03/25/underscores-u-album-cover-illustrator-process-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326011528/https://www.thefader.com/2026/03/25/underscores-u-album-cover-illustrator-process-interview |archive-date=March 26, 2026 |access-date=March 25, 2026 |magazine=The Fader |language=en}}

According to the CD's liner notes, all tracks were mainly written and recorded in [[Chicago]]. "Tell Me (U Want It)" was recorded in [[Chicago]], [[Tokyo]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], [[Boston]], [[Minneapolis]], on [[Queen Elizabeth Way]], the [[Interstate 90|I-90]], and the [[Interstate 94|I-94]]. "Music" was recorded in Chicago, [[Oslo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Cologne]], and [[Glasgow]]. "Hollywood Forever" was recorded in Chicago, [[Paris]], [[Barcelona]], [[New York City]], and mid-air. "The Peace" was recorded in Chicago, New York City, [[Munich]], on the [[N-71]], and in mid-air. "Innuendo (I Get U)" was recorded in Chicago and Minneapolis. "Lovefield" was solely recorded in Chicago. "Do It" and "Bodyfeeling" were recorded in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. "Wish U Well" was recorded in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. All tracks were written, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Underscores, except "Music", which was mastered by [[Heba Kadry]].{{Cite web |title=U–CD |url=https://u4ya.shop/products/u-cd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302122109/https://u4ya.shop/products/u-cd |archive-date=March 2, 2026 |access-date=March 3, 2026 |website=U4ya |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U / underscores / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/506480825/credits |access-date=March 20, 2026 |website=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}

According to the CD's liner notes, all tracks were mainly written and recorded in [[Chicago]]. "Tell Me (U Want It)" was recorded in [[Chicago]], [[Tokyo]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], [[Boston]], [[Minneapolis]], on [[Queen Elizabeth Way]], the [[Interstate 90|I-90]], and the [[Interstate 94|I-94]]. "Music" was recorded in Chicago, [[Oslo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Cologne]], and [[Glasgow]]. "Hollywood Forever" was recorded in Chicago, [[Paris]], [[Barcelona]], [[New York City]], and mid-air. "The Peace" was recorded in Chicago, New York City, [[Munich]], on the [[N-71]]{{dn|date=April 2026}}, and in mid-air. "Innuendo (I Get U)" was recorded in Chicago and Minneapolis. "Lovefield" was solely recorded in Chicago. "Do It" and "Bodyfeeling" were recorded in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. "Wish U Well" was recorded in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. All tracks were written, recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Underscores, except "Music", which was mastered by [[Heba Kadry]].{{Cite web |title=U–CD |url=https://u4ya.shop/products/u-cd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302122109/https://u4ya.shop/products/u-cd |archive-date=March 2, 2026 |access-date=March 3, 2026 |website=U4ya |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U / underscores / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/506480825/credits |access-date=March 20, 2026 |website=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}

== Composition ==

== Composition ==