Flume (album)

Flume is the debut studio album by electronic musician Flume. It was released on 9 November 2012, by Future Classic.^[1] The deluxe edition of the album was released on 12 November 2013.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Drowned in Sound	^[4]
NME	^[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.4/10^[6]
PopMatters	^[7]
Q	^[8]^{[page needed]}
This is Fake DIY	^[9]

Upon its release, Flume received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harley Streten unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sintra"	2:35
2.	"Holdin On"	2:34
3.	"Left Alone" (featuring Chet Faker)	3:29
4.	"Sleepless" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)	3:29
5.	"On Top" (featuring T.Shirt)	3:51
6.	"Stay Close"	2:56
7.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday)	3:33
8.	"Change"	2:30
9.	"Ezra"	3:37
10.	"More Than You Thought"	4:05
11.	"Space Cadet"	2:12
12.	"Bring You Down" (featuring George Maple)	4:38
13.	"Warm Thoughts"	3:48
14.	"What You Need"	4:10
15.	"Star Eyes"	2:26

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[2]
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Stalley)		3:54
2.	"Space Cadet" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Autre Ne Veut)		1:57
3.	"Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday and Killer Mike)		2:07
4.	"Stay Close" (featuring Alexander Spit, Boldy James and Aaron Cohen)		2:44
5.	"Holdin' On" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)		2:47
6.	"Change" (featuring How to Dress Well)		2:38
7.	"Warm Thoughts" (featuring Grande Marshall and Goldie Glo)		2:45
8.	"Sleepless" (featuring Twin Shadow and Jezzabell Doran)		1:49
9.	"HyperParadise (Flume's Mixtape Version)" (featuring M.O.P.)	Hermitude	1:19
10.	"You & Me (Flume Remix)" (featuring Eliza Doolittle)	Disclosure	4:42
11.	"HyperParadise (Flume Remix)"	Hermitude	4:26
12.	"A Baru in New York (Flume Soundtrack Version)"	Yolanda Be Cool	5:37
13.	"Zimbabwe (Flume Remix)"	New Navy	3:33
14.	"Sleepless (Shlohmo Remix)" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)		5:17
15.	"Holdin' On (123MRK Remix)"		3:40
16.	"Left Alone (Ta-Ku Remix)" (featuring Chet Faker)		4:01
17.	"Holdin' On (Hermitude Remix)"		3:46
18.	"Insane (L D R U Remix)" (featuring Moon Holiday)		3:50
19.	"The Greatest View" (featuring Isabella Manfredi) (iTunes bonus track)		4:02

Personnel

Credits for Flume adapted from Allmusic.^[1]

Harley Streten – production
Nick Murphy – composition (track 3)
Jezzabell Doran – composition (track 4)
Jessica Higgs – composition
Jesse Sewell – composition
George Tryfonos – composition
Alex Ward – composition
Jay Ryves – art direction
Michael Zito – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	1
Australian Independent Label Albums^[11]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[13]	180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	67
Illegal chart entered US Dance Electronic Albums	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[15]	57
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[16]	14
Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[17]	11
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[18]	1
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[19]	67

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[20]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[21]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Collar, Matt. "Flume - Flume". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ ^a ^b "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. iTunes. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews for Flume by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Rowe, Siân. "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
^ "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.^{[dead link‍]}

[AllMusic-1] Collar, Matt. "Flume - Flume". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[iTunes_-_Flume_Deluxe_Edition-2] "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. iTunes. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

[metacritic-3] "Reviews for Flume by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[Drowned_in_Sound-4] Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[NME-5] Rowe, Siân. "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[Pitchfork-6] Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[Popmatters-7] Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[Q-8] Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[TiFDIY-9] Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2014-04-21.

[ac_Australia_Flume-10] "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.

[11] "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[ac_Flanders_Flume-12] "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Flume-13] "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_Flume-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[15] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[16] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[17] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[18] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[19] "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[AustraliaFlumeFlumealbumCertRef-20] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[New_ZealandFlumeFlumealbumCertRef-21] "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.^{[dead link‍]}

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v t e Flume
Discography
Studio albums	Flume (2012) Skin (2016) Palaces (2022)
Remix albums	Skin: The Remixes (2017)
Mixtapes	Hi This Is Flume (2019) Things Don't Always Go the Way You Plan (2023) Arrived Anxious, Left Bored (2023)
Extended plays	Lockjaw (2013) Skin Companion EP 1 (2016) Skin Companion EP 2 (2017) Quits (2019)
Singles	"Sleepless" "On Top" "Holdin On" "Drop the Game" "Some Minds" "Never Be like You" "Smoke & Retribution" "Say It" "Hyperreal" "Friends" "Let You Know" "Rushing Back" "The Difference" "Say Nothing" "Silent Assassin"
Related articles	Chet Faker

v t e ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist
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