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". 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". 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". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. 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. Skin was met with generally positive reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores " Say It" featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo, was released as the album's third single on 20 April 2016. " Smoke & Retribution" featuring American rapper Vince Staples and Australian singer Kučka, was released as the album's second single on 28 January 2016. " Never Be like You" featuring Canadian singer Kai, was released as the album's lead single on 15 January 2016. Skin premiered via a Facebook live stream on, which also included video segments of Phil Taggart interviewing Flume at the album listening party in London. At the J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. It also won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. The album was named Album of the Year at the 2016 ARIA Music Awards. 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. It features guest appearances from Kai, Vic Mensa, Kučka, Tove Lo, Vince Staples, Allan Kingdom, Raekwon, Little Dragon, AlunaGeorge, MNDR, and Beck. The album was Flume's second full-length release following his self-titled debut in 2012. Skin is the second studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume.
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