Flume (album)

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]

Flume
Purple album artwork
Studio album by
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

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

  • Harley Stretenproduction
  • Nick Murphy – composition (track 3)
  • Jezzabell Doran – composition (track 4)
  • Jessica Higgs – composition
  • Jesse Sewell – composition
  • George Tryfonos – composition
  • Alex Ward – composition
  • Jay Ryves – art direction
  • Michael Zito – artwork

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
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]2× Platinum140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]Gold7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References