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Jun 13, 2016Skin is brilliant across the board.
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May 27, 2016While it could have benefitted from some editing, Skin still shows a lot of growth--it's more mature, and more memorable, than Flume.
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May 27, 2016Gearing 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.
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Jun 17, 2016Restless 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.
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May 27, 2016While satisfying, the record could have used a bit more of that invention and risk.
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May 27, 2016While so much EDM sounds the same right now, his tracks are thankfully hard to pigeonhole--as they weave industrial, deep house, dubstep, minimal and hip hop influences into a cohesive whole that’s both danceable and perfect for sofa listening too.
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May 27, 2016If 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.
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Sep 30, 2016Skin goes Technicolor and bigger, effectively standing on the shoulders of Disclosure and giant stars including Skrillex, Diplo, and album collaborator/reinventor Beck.
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May 31, 2016Skin is the sound of Flume reaching for great heights and almost grasping what he seeks there.
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Jun 2, 2016[“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.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 184 out of 215
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Mixed: 11 out of 215
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Negative: 20 out of 215
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