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Throughout the course of two highly successful studio albums (both topped the charts and reached platinum status in the artist's native Australia) and a fan-favored mixtape, future bass producer
Flume
has continually pushed the limits of his craft, making his beats more jagged and broken while retaining a sense of pop accessibility. Third album
Palaces
seems like an evolution from the deconstructed trap of 2019 mixtape
Hi This Is Flume
, but with more of the hooks and guest vocals of 2012's
and 2016's Grammy-winning
Skin
. Unmistakably influenced by the late
SOPHIE
, who appeared on
, the production has a stretched-out, rubbery-yet-metallic quality, and the songs balance sugary vocal hooks with truly intense beat formations. "ESCAPE," co-produced by
Quiet Bison
, is an early highlight, leaving space at the beginning for
Kucka
's sparkling vocals before chopping them up during an epic buildup that leads to a frazzled, disorienting drop. Similarly, "I Can't Tell" (with
LAUREL
) is a fairly calm, beatless synth pop tune during its verses, then it feels like it's trying hard not to completely combust during its wordless chorus. "Get U" spreads lush, atmospheric synths and a manipulated vocal phrase over brittle, stuttering beats that have a slight reggaeton-like kick to them.
's raygun-like synths zap through
Virgen Maria
's
Shygirl
-esque vocals during the brashly sexual "Only Fans." The Afroswing-influenced "Hollow," with
Emma Louise
, is more comforting, but there's still a tense edge to its glitchy, wistful chorus. The album's high point is "Sirens," one of two
Danny L Harle
co-productions, which has
Caroline Polachek
's near-operatic vocals walking a tightrope over crumbling glitch-step breaks. The final two cuts are collaborations with cloud rap godfather
Clams Casino
. After the more upbeat but still wistful "Go," perhaps the most club-friendly moment on
, the album ends with its title track, an atmospheric piano-based ballad featuring
Damon Albarn
in space-
Bowie
mode, which works up a distorted dance beat right before it ends. ~ Paul Simpson
Flume
has continually pushed the limits of his craft, making his beats more jagged and broken while retaining a sense of pop accessibility. Third album
Palaces
seems like an evolution from the deconstructed trap of 2019 mixtape
Hi This Is Flume
, but with more of the hooks and guest vocals of 2012's
and 2016's Grammy-winning
Skin
. Unmistakably influenced by the late
SOPHIE
, who appeared on
, the production has a stretched-out, rubbery-yet-metallic quality, and the songs balance sugary vocal hooks with truly intense beat formations. "ESCAPE," co-produced by
Quiet Bison
, is an early highlight, leaving space at the beginning for
Kucka
's sparkling vocals before chopping them up during an epic buildup that leads to a frazzled, disorienting drop. Similarly, "I Can't Tell" (with
LAUREL
) is a fairly calm, beatless synth pop tune during its verses, then it feels like it's trying hard not to completely combust during its wordless chorus. "Get U" spreads lush, atmospheric synths and a manipulated vocal phrase over brittle, stuttering beats that have a slight reggaeton-like kick to them.
's raygun-like synths zap through
Virgen Maria
's
Shygirl
-esque vocals during the brashly sexual "Only Fans." The Afroswing-influenced "Hollow," with
Emma Louise
, is more comforting, but there's still a tense edge to its glitchy, wistful chorus. The album's high point is "Sirens," one of two
Danny L Harle
co-productions, which has
Caroline Polachek
's near-operatic vocals walking a tightrope over crumbling glitch-step breaks. The final two cuts are collaborations with cloud rap godfather
Clams Casino
. After the more upbeat but still wistful "Go," perhaps the most club-friendly moment on
, the album ends with its title track, an atmospheric piano-based ballad featuring
Damon Albarn
in space-
Bowie
mode, which works up a distorted dance beat right before it ends. ~ Paul Simpson
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