Skin (Flume album)
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| Studio album by Flume | ||||
| Released | 27 May 2016 | |||
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| Length | 60:34 | |||
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| Producer | Harley Streten | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10 |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
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| Consequence of Sound | B |
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| Pretty Much Amazing | B– |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10 |
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Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It marks the second full-length release since his self-titled debut in 2012, marking four years between releases.
The album was released on 27 May 2016, by Future Classic, and 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. It has since garnered positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart, also peaking at number 8 on the Billboard 200. The album gained international recognition from the album's first single, "Never Be like You", which was nominated for Best Dance Recording.
Skin was named Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016. The album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the upcoming 2017 Grammy Awards.
Skin received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 11 reviews. 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." 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." 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."The Independent's Justin Carissimo gave the album a very positive review, stating that the album was "the audio equivalent of ecstasy." 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." Luke Fowler of Pretty Much Amazing said, "Skin is the sound of Flume reaching for great heights and almost grasping what he seeks there."
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