The song, “ On Top,” turned out to be arguably the weakest on the collection. On Flume, his first album, there was just one rapper: T.Shirt. Given his success, it makes sense that he was able to cull vocalists and rappers as he wished: this album features Beck, Little Dragon, Vince Staples, Kai, Tove Lo, and AlunaGeorge - among others.Īll that said, here are the hits - though, on an album so versatile and yet cohesive, it’s hard to pick out just a few. And this is just what Flume was able to do with Skin. You don’t just want to make the same delicious lasagna, you want to add some spices and side dishes. When your first album is a chart-topper, the overwhelming goal with your second is to keep your first album’s audience happy while you impress them further - and also as you draw in an even bigger audience. He struck a previously unheard chord, one that combined elements of EDM and bonafide instrumental hip-hop accordingly, he attracted a variety of ears.

Deservedly, he became his label Future Classic’s poster boy, and drew Australian electronic music out of obscurity. His first, self-titled album - which he released when he was just 21 years old - was nearly flawless. Harvey Edward Streten confirms that he is here to stay. With Skin, the 24-year-old Australian producer managed to repurpose and surpass the catchiest elements of his first album. He completed the second-album challenge: to produce a work that doesn’t just reproduce the best features of his debut, but transcends it. Flume just released his second studio album, Skin, and, with it, achieves a feat that most artists cannot.

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