Skin (Flume album) explained

Skin
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Artist:Flume
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Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic. The album was Flume's second full-length release following his self-titled debut in 2012. It features guest appearances from Kai, Vic Mensa, Kučka, Tove Lo, Vince Staples, Allan Kingdom, Raekwon, Little Dragon, AlunaGeorge, MNDR, and Beck.

Skin 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 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.

Release and promotion

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.[3] "Never Be Like You" featuring Canadian singer Kai, was released as the album's lead single on 15 January 2016.[4] [5] "Smoke & Retribution" featuring American rapper Vince Staples and Australian singer Kučka, was released as the album's second single on 28 January 2016.[6] [7] "Say It" featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo, was released as the album's third single on 20 April 2016.[8] [9]

Critical reception

Skin was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 11 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

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".[10] Derek Staples of Consequence 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 Independents Justin Carissimo gave the album a very positive review, stating that the album was "the audio equivalent of ecstasy". 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". Luke Fowler of Pretty Much Amazing said, "Skin is the sound of Flume reaching for great heights and almost grasping what he seeks there".[11]

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". 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". 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". The Sydney Morning Heralds Craig Mathieson gave the album a positive review, stating that "the record is intoxicating and eclectic".[12] 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". 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".

Industry awards

Year! scope="col"
CeremonyCategoryResult
2016ARIA Music AwardsAlbum of the Year[13]
J AwardsAustralian Album of the Year[14]
2017AIR AwardsBest Independent Dance/Electronica Album[15]
Grammy AwardsBest Dance/Electronic Album[16]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Flume.

Notes

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 16
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[18] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 111
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 189
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 49
US Billboard 200[22] 118
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[23] 4
Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 89
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25] 6
Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[26] 21

See also

Notes and References

  1. Future Bass: Get Familiar With EDM's Sound of 2017. Rolling Stone. Turner. David. 14 February 2017. 22 August 2019. 5 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105103434/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/future-bass-get-familiar-with-edms-sound-of-2017-118412/. live.
  2. Flume's New Album Skin Is The Gritty Future of Electronic Music. Jenkins. Nash. Time. 22 June 2016 . 19 September 2016. 17 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917174916/http://time.com/4362299/flume-skin-electronic-music/. live.
  3. Web site: Flume's Entire New Album 'Skin' Is Available To Stream in Full, On Facebook. Music Feeds. Sam Murphy. 26 May 2016. 26 May 2016. 28 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528172740/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/flumes-entire-new-album-skin-is-available-to-stream-in-full/. live.
  4. Web site: Never Be Like You (feat. Kai) – Single by Flume on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 4 April 2021. https://archive.today/20210404041334/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/never-be-like-you-feat-kai-single/1072161849. 4 April 2021.
  5. Flume Asserts Himself on New Single, 'Never Be Like You': Listen. Billboard. Stutz. Colin. 15 January 2016. 4 April 2021. 5 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505150902/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6843991/flume-kai-new-song-skin-never-be-like-you-stream. live.
  6. Web site: Flume and Vince Staples Toss Up 'Smoke & Retribution'. Spin. Carley. Brennan. 28 January 2016. 4 April 2021. 19 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819001421/https://www.spin.com/2016/01/flume-vince-staples-smoke-and-retribution-new-song-stream/. live.
  7. Listen to Flume's 'Smoke And Retribution' With Rapper Vince Staples. Billboard. Rishty. David. 28 January 2016. 4 April 2021. 3 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603014553/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6859168/flume-smoke-and-retribution-vince-staples-kucka-listen. live.
  8. Web site: Flume Enlists Tove Lo to Masterfully 'Say It' for Him. Spin. Carley. Brennan. 20 April 2016. 4 April 2021. 8 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208231835/https://www.spin.com/2016/04/flume-tove-lo-say-it-new-song-stream/. live.
  9. Flume Teams Up With Tove Lo for New Single 'Say It'. Billboard. Brown. Lisa. 20 April 2016. 4 April 2021. 3 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603015329/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7340834/flume-tove-lo-say-it-dance. live.
  10. Web site: ACL Fest 2016 – Review: Flume. 30 September 2016. The Austin Chronicle. Spearman. Kahron. 14 October 2016. 16 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161016041630/http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2016-09-30/friday-acl-fest-record-reviews-flume/. live.
  11. Web site: Review: Flume, Skin. 31 May 2016. Pretty Much Amazing. Fowler. Luke. 14 October 2016. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008112549/http://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/flume-skin. live.
  12. Web site: Flume's new album Skin is intoxicating and eclectic. Zuel. Bernard. 27 May 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 September 2016. 30 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630083033/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/review-flumes-new-album-skin-is-intoxicating-and-eclectic-20160527-gp5113.html. live.
  13. Flume, Troye Sivan, Violent Soho Rule 2016 ARIA Awards. Billboard. 23 November 2016. 29 November 2016. Brandie. Lars. 2 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702170031/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7588042/flume-troye-sivan-violent-soho-rule-2016-aria-awards. live.
  14. Web site: The 2016 J Award Winners Have Been Announced. Music Feeds. Murphy. Sam. 17 November 2016. 16 August 2020. 22 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422115617/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/2016-j-award-winners-announced/. live.
  15. Web site: A.B Original dominates 2017 AIR Awards nominations. The Industry Observer. Reid. Poppy. 31 May 2017. 4 April 2021. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418124240/https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/a-b-original-dominates-2017-air-awards-nominations/. live.
  16. Grammy Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List. Billboard. 12 February 2017. 13 February 2017. 13 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170213180449/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/7686168/grammy-awards-2017-winners-list. live.
  17. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017. 6 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173445/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2016.htm. live.
  18. ARIA Australian Highest Selling Dance Albums 2016 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170117130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20170118-0000/EOY2016.pdf . dead . 17 January 2017 . . End of Year 2016 Report . 18 . 18 January 2017 . 11 January 2017 .
  19. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums. Hung Medien. 29 December 2016. 29 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229152101/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=a. live.
  20. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2016 Albums. Hung Medien. 29 December 2016. 29 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229152113/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=a. live.
  21. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2016. Recorded Music NZ. 25 December 2016. 26 December 2016. https://archive.today/20161226200635/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4311. live.
  22. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 9 December 2016. 11 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411203038/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums. live.
  23. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 26 August 2018. 11 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161211135750/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/dance-electronic-albums. live.
  24. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums 2017. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 January 2018. 6 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106213125/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/albums-chart. live.
  25. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. 26 August 2018. 14 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180214001740/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/dance-electronic-albums. live.
  26. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. 31 May 2020. 25 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825005718/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-electronic-albums. live.

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