Skin (Flume album)

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Skin
Flume - Skin.png
Studio album by Flume
Released 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre
Length 60:34
Label Future Classic
Producer Harley Streten
Flume chronology
Lockjaw EP
(2013)Lockjaw EP2013
Skin
(2016)
Singles from Flume
  1. "Never Be Like You"
    Released: 16 January 2016
  2. "Smoke & Retribution"
    Released: 29 January 2016
  3. "Say It"
    Released: 22 April 2016

Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic.[2] The album was 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.[3]

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 75, based on 7 reviews.[4] The Sydney Morning Herald's Craig Mathieson gave the album a positive review, stating that "the record is intoxicating and eclectic."[5] 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."[6]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 75/100[4]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[7]
Consequence of Sound B[1]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[8]
London Evening Standard 4/5 stars[6]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[9]
The Sydney Morning Herald 4/5 stars[5]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
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)
  • Streten
  • Laura Jane Lowther
5:08
5. "Say It" (featuring Tove Lo)
4:23
6. "Wall Fuck"   Streten 3:09
7. "Pika"   Streten 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

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