Flume
Purple album artwork
Studio album by
Flume
Released9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
Genre
Length49:53
LabelFuture Classic
ProducerHarley Streten
Flume chronology
Flume
(2012) 		Lockjaw EP
(2013)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Flume
  1. "On Top"
    Released: June 2012
  2. "Sleepless"
    Released: September 2012
  3. "Holdin On"
    Released: November 2012

Flume is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume. It was released on 9 November 2012 by Future Classic.[1] The deluxe edition of the album was released on 12 November 2013.[2]

At the J Awards of 2013, the album won Australian Album of the Year.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound6/10[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Q[9][page needed]
This is Fake DIY8/10[10]

Upon its release, Flume received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 73, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harley Streten unless otherwise noted

Flume track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sintra"
2:35
2."Holdin On"
2:34
3."Left Alone" (featuring Chet Faker)
3:29
4."Sleepless" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)
  • Streten
  • Jesse Sewell
  • Jezzebell Doran
3:29
5."On Top" (featuring T.Shirt)
  • Streten
  • George Tryfonos
3:51
6."Stay Close"Streten2:56
7."Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday)
  • Streten
  • Alexandra Ward
3:33
8."Change"Streten2:30
9."Ezra"Streten3:37
10."More Than You Thought"Streten4:05
11."Space Cadet"Streten2:12
12."Bring You Down" (featuring George Maple)
  • Streten
  • Jessica Higgs
4:38
13."Warm Thoughts"Streten3:48
14."What You Need"Streten4:10
15."Star Eyes"Streten2:26
Deluxe edition bonus disc[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Intro" (featuring Stalley)
 3:54
2."Space Cadet" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Autre Ne Veut)
 1:57
3."Insane" (featuring Moon Holiday and Killer Mike)
 2:07
4."Stay Close" (featuring Alexander Spit, Boldy James and Aaron Cohen)
 2:44
5."Holdin' On" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
  • Streten
  • Otis
  • Angus Stuart
  • Luke Dubber
 2:47
6."Change" (featuring How to Dress Well)
  • Streten
  • Thomas Krell
 2:38
7."Warm Thoughts" (featuring Grande Marshall and Goldie Glo)
  • Streten
  • Grande Marshall
  • Goldie Glo
 2:45
8."Sleepless" (featuring Twin Shadow and Jezzabell Doran)
 1:49
9."HyperParadise (Flume's Mixtape Version)" (featuring M.O.P.) Hermitude1:19
10."You & Me (Flume Remix)" (featuring Eliza Doolittle) Disclosure4:42
11."HyperParadise (Flume Remix)" Hermitude4:26
12."A Baru in New York (Flume Soundtrack Version)" Yolanda Be Cool5:37
13."Zimbabwe (Flume Remix)" New Navy3:33
14."Sleepless (Shlohmo Remix)" (featuring Jezzabell Doran)  5:17
15."Holdin' On (123MRK Remix)"  3:40
16."Left Alone (Ta-Ku Remix)" (featuring Chet Faker)  4:01
17."Holdin' On (Hermitude Remix)"  3:46
18."Insane (L D R U Remix)" (featuring Moon Holiday)  3:50
19."The Greatest View" (featuring Isabella Manfredi) (iTunes bonus track)  4:02

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Flume
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1
Australian Independent Label Albums[12] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 12
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[17] 12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Flume
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 57
Australian Artist Albums Chart[19] 14
Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums Chart[20] 11
Australian Artist Albums Chart[21] 1
Chart (2014) Position
Australian Albums Chart[22] 67

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for Flume
Chart (2010–2019) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 38
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[23] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Flume
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Flume - Flume". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "iTunes - Flume (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The J Award 2013". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for Flume by Flume". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. ^ Rolle, Kat (14 February 2013). "Album Review: Flume - Flume". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. ^ Rowe, Siân (15 February 2013). "Flume - 'Flume'". NME. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  7. ^ Brown, Harley (22 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  8. ^ Wright, Darryl (21 February 2013). "Flume: Flume". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  9. ^ Q: 101. March 2013. The musical collage approach, is the starting point for a captivating album of pop electronica. ((cite journal)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Milton, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Flume - Flume". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Independent Label Albums Charts". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Flume – Flume" (in French). Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flume – Flume" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Flume – Flume". Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Flume Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  20. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  22. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  23. ^ a b "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  25. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Flume – Flume". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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