Album: Flume Skin

's second studio album, , was released on May 27, 2016, and features a wide range of vocalists and collaborators across its 16 tracks.

In the pantheon of electronic music, few albums manage to successfully bridge the gap between underground experimentation and mainstream pop sensibility. Released on May 27, 2016, via Future Classic, Harley Streten—known professionally as —unleashed his sophomore effort: the Skin album . flume skin album

The title Skin serves as a metaphysical representation of the soul, exploring themes of intimacy and the contrast between the organic and the synthetic. This duality is perfectly captured in the album’s iconic artwork by Jonathan Zawada , which features a digital, hyper-real Foxglove flower against a pastel gradient. Streten noted that he was fascinated by how technology could be used to contort real-world objects into "alien" forms, mirroring his production style. 's second studio album, , was released on

The strangest collaboration on the album. Beck, the indie-folk chameleon, sounds out of place—intentionally. His distant, reverb-drenched vocals lament isolation over a lumbering, half-time beat. It’s not radio-friendly, but it is cinematic. The title Skin serves as a metaphysical representation

at the 2016 ARIA Music Awards and Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 59th Grammy Awards. Chart Performance : It debuted at number one