Album: Skin by Flume (2016)
Genre: Electronic | Mood: Rousing
Record Label: Transgressive Records
Format: Album

Description: Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic. The album marks the second full-length release since his self-titled debut in 2012, making it four years between releases.

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. 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 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. It also won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Artist Background: Harley Streten began producing music around the age of eleven or twelve, with a basic production disc that was packaged in a box of cereal. Streten was discovered and signed by Future Classic in 2011, after submitting the tracks "Sleepless", "Over You" and "Paper Thin" in an original artists competition managed by the Australian record company. Nathan McLay, an employee of Future Classic and now Flume's manager, assisted with the release of his first EP titled Sleepless, which contained the t... Part of the Sydney, Australia music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Electronic movement.

Related Artists: Marsmobil

Music Scene: Part of the Sydney, Australia music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Electronic movement.

Tags: Electronic, Rousing, 2010s, Album, Transgressive Records

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 27 May 2016 by Future Classic. The album marks the second full-length release since his self-titled debut in 2012, making it four years between releases.

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. 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 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. It also won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards.

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