Skin (Flume album)
Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic. It was Flume's second full-length release following his self-titled debut in 2012.
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Released | 27 May 2016 | |||
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Length | 60:34 | |||
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Producer | Harley Streten | |||
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Skin premiered via a Facebook live stream on 26 May 2016, which also included video segments of Phil Taggart interviewing Flume at the album listening party in London.[7] It received generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart, also peaking at number eight on the US Billboard 200. The album gained international recognition from its first single, "Never Be like You", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording.
Skin was named Album of the Year at the 2016 ARIA Music Awards. It also won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. At the J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10[8] |
Metacritic | 75/100[9] |
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Consequence of Sound | B[5] |
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Pitchfork | 6.4/10[6] |
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Skin received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 11 reviews.[9] Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "While it could have benefitted from some editing, Skin still shows a lot of growth--it's more mature, and more memorable, than Flume."[10] Kahron Spearman of The Austin Chronicle said, "Skin goes Technicolor and bigger, effectively standing on the shoulders of Disclosure and giant stars including Skrillex, Diplo, and album collaborator/reinventor Beck."[16] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound said, "Gearing up to be the next EDM crossover talent, Flume's sophomore effort, Skin, showcases a producer at ease with all of the sounds moving tickets at America's major festival events: hip-hop, indie pop, and EDM."[5] The Independent's Justin Carissimo gave the album a very positive review, stating that the album was "the audio equivalent of ecstasy."[12] David Smith of the Evening Standard gave a similarly positive review, stating that "this is music that can do much more than get feet moving."[11] Luke Fowler of Pretty Much Amazing said, "Skin is the sound of Flume reaching for great heights and almost grasping what he seeks there."[17]
Stacey Anderson of Pitchfork said, "["Wall Fuck" is] short and snappy, gone too fast in an album that could've been streamlined to let moments like it shine. But maybe it's the sound of floodgates opening."[6] Keith Harris of Rolling Stone said, "Restless versatility is all over the LP, generating the emotional crests and sensory overload a festival crowd demands, but with a nuance that'll make it work even if you aren't shirtless in the desert."[14] Jonathan Wroble of Slant Magazine said, "If the burden on electronic producers is to establish personality beyond a dense network of light displays and computer processing, this album gets Flume halfway there: It shows him as unquestionably human (overeager, alternately flashy and timid, sometimes more in awe than in control), but still a bit faceless."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald's Craig Mathieson gave the album a positive review, stating that "the record is intoxicating and eclectic."[15] Jim Carroll of The Irish Times felt that several tracks seemed to emphasize "showing off textures rather than providing the breathing room for an actual song to emerge".[13] Ben Thompson of The Observer said, "Distinguished guests—UK nearly siren AlunaGeorge, rapper Vince Staples--are ushered respectfully through a series of viable electronic hinterlands, where a couple of them, notably perennial cameo supplier Little Dragon and Wu Tang vet Raekwon, manage to put down roots in actual songs."[2]
Awards
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | ARIA Music Awards | Album of the Year | Won | [18] |
J Awards | Australian Album of the Year | Nominated | [19] | |
2017 | Grammy Awards | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Won | [20] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Helix" | Harley Streten | 3:30 |
2. | "Never Be like You" (featuring Kai) |
| 3:54 |
3. | "Lose It" (featuring Vic Mensa) |
| 3:45 |
4. | "Numb & Getting Colder" (featuring Kučka) |
| 5:08 |
5. | "Say It" (featuring Tove Lo) |
| 4:23 |
6. | "Wall Fuck" | Streten | 3:09 |
7. | "Pika" |
| 1:55 |
8. | "Smoke & Retribution" (featuring Vince Staples and Kučka) |
| 4:01 |
9. | "3" | Streten | 3:04 |
10. | "When Everything Was New" | Streten | 2:27 |
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" | Streten | 2:56 |
16. | "Tiny Cities" (featuring Beck) |
| 3:56 |
Total length: | 60:34 |
Notes
- "Say It" features additional vocals by Daniel Johns
- "Pika" features vocals by WILLS
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[46] | Platinum | 70,000![]() |
United States (RIAA)[47] | Gold | 500,000![]() |
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References
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- Thompson, Ben (29 May 2016). "Flume: Skin review – guest-heavy dance with broad horizons". The Observer. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Wroble, Jonathan (25 May 2016). "Flume: Skin". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- Jenkins, Nash. "Flume's New Album Skin Is The Gritty Future of Electronic Music". Time. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Staples, Derek (27 May 2016). "Flume – Skin". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Anderson, Stacey (2 June 2016). "Flume: Skin". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Sam Murphy (26 May 2016). "Flume's Entire New Album 'Skin' Is Available To Stream in Full, On Facebook". Music Feeds. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Skin by Flume reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- "Reviews for Skin by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Phares, Heather. "Skin – Flume". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Smyth, David (27 May 2016). "Flume – Skin, review: 'does much more than get feet moving'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Carissimo, Justin (3 June 2016). "Flume's 'Skin' is the audio equivalent of ecstasy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- Carroll, Jim (10 June 2016). "Flume – Skin album review: a galaxy of collaborators with grooves to match". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Harris, Keith (17 June 2016). "Skin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Zuel, Bernard (27 May 2016). "Flume's new album Skin is intoxicating and eclectic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Spearman, Kahron (30 September 2016). "ACL Fest 2016 – Review: Flume". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Fowler, Luke (31 May 2016). "Review: Flume, Skin". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Brandie, Lars (23 November 2016). "Flume, Troye Sivan, Violent Soho Rule 2016 ARIA Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- Murphy, Sam (17 November 2016). "The 2016 J Award Winners Have Been Announced". Music Feeds. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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- "ARIA Australian Highest Selling Dance Albums 2016" (PDF). ARIA Charts (End of Year 2016 Report): 18. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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- "American album certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 May 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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Preceded by Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü |
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album 2017 |
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