#Flume friends professional#

'Hollow' featuring Australian singer Emma Louise was released on as the fourth single.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĪt Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews. 'Escape', co-produced by Quiet Bison and featuring Australian singer Kučka, and 'Palaces' featuring British singer Damon Albarn, were released as a double single on 24 April 2022. 'Sirens' featuring American singer Caroline Polachek, was released as the second single on 30 March 2022. Flume said the track is about 'feelings of post relationship clarity' and was written 'midway through 2020 while the pandemic was still pretty new', although it was finished in early 2021. The video contains similar visuals to those Flume uploaded on his NFT website throughout 2021. Release and promotion įlume announced the album and its track listing on 2 February 2022, also releasing the song ' Say Nothing' featuring May-a as the album's lead single and its music video the same day. According to Flume, the album was also influenced by late Scottish producer Sophie. He also made field recordings of birds, which are used throughout the album.

#Flume friends skin#

Background and recording Īfter returning to Australia following the end of his world tour in support of Skin (2016) and Hi This Is Flume (2019), Flume moved to a coastal town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, where he says he found 'inspiration from the flora and fauna surrounding him'. The album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at the 2022 J Awards.

Īt the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the album earned Flume a nomination for ARIA Award for Best Solo Artist and album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Release, Best Cover Art, Best Produced Album and Best Mixed Album. The album was announced alongside the release of lead single ' Say Nothing', featuring May-a. It includes collaborations with Oklou, May-a, Quiet Bison, Kučka, Laurel, Virgen María, Emma Louise, Caroline Polachek and Damon Albarn. Palaces is the third studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume, released on through Future Classic.