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Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It marks the second full-length release since 2012's debut of the same name, marking four years between releases.

The album was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic,[5] and premiered via a Facebook live stream on 26 May, which also included video segments of Phil Taggart interviewing Flume at the album listening party in London.[6] It has since garnered positive reviews, and was on many top charts since release, including number 8 on the US Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Skin received overall positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 10 reviews.[7] The Sydney Morning Herald's Craig Mathieson gave the album a positive review, stating that "the record is intoxicating and eclectic."[8] David Smith of the London Evening Standard gave a similarly positive review, stating that "this is music that can do much more than get feet moving."[9] The Independent's Justin Carissimo gave the album a very positive review, stating that the album was "the audio equivalent of ecstasy."[10]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Consequence of SoundB[2]
The Guardian[12]
London Evening Standard[9]
Pitchfork6.4/10[13]
Slant Magazine[14]
The Sydney Morning Herald[8]
The Independent[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Helix"Harley Streten3:30
2."Never Be Like You" (featuring Kai)
3:54
3."Lose It" (featuring Vic Mensa)
3:45
4."Numb & Getting Colder" (featuring Kučka)
  • Streten
  • Laura Jane Lowther
5:08
5."Say It" (featuring Tove Lo)
4:23
6."Wall Fuck"Streten3:09
7."Pika"Streten1:55
8."Smoke & Retribution" (featuring Vince Staples and Kučka)
4:01
9."3"Streten3:04
10."When Everything Was New"Streten2:27
11."You Know" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Raekwon)
3:22
12."Take a Chance" (featuring Little Dragon)
5:28
13."Innocence" (featuring AlunaGeorge)
6:18
14."Like Water" (featuring MNDR)
3:13
15."Free"Streten2:56
16."Tiny Cities" (featuring Beck)
3:56
Total length:60:34

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 17
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 43
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 25
US Billboard 200[29] 8
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Ben (29 May 2016). "Flume: Skin Review - guest-heavy dance with broad horizons". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Staples, Derek. "Flume – Skin - Move over Calvin Harris: Harley Edward Streten is set to claim the EDM throne". Consequence of Sound.
  3. ^ Anderson, Stacey (1 June 2016). "Flume: Skin Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ Wroble, Jonathan (25 May 2016). "Flume: Skin - Album Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Skin by Flume (album)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ Murphy, Sam (26 May 2016). "Flume's Entire New Album 'Skin' Is Available To Stream In Full, On Facebook". Music Feeds. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews for Skin by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/review-flumes-new-album-skin-is-intoxicating-and-eclectic-20160527-gp5113.html
  9. ^ a b http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/flume-skin-review-does-much-more-than-get-feet-moving-a3258236.html
  10. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/flumes-skin-is-the-audio-equivalent-of-ecstasy-a7073486.html
  11. ^ Phares, Heather. "Skin - Flume".
  12. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/29/flume-skin-review-raekwon-alunageorge-little-dragon-vince-staples-harley-edward-streten-never-be
  13. ^ Anderson, Stacey (2 June 2016). "Flume: Skin Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Flume: Skin". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Flume: Skin". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Flume – Skin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Skin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Flume Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Flume – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Flume – Skin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  24. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 22, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Charts.nz – Flume – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  26. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Flume – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Flume – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  28. ^ "Catfish and the Bottlemen hit albums Number 1: "We're made up!"". Official Charts Company. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  29. ^ "Flume Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Flume Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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