FLUME - Palaces 2xLP

Label: Transgressive

Harley Streten, better known as Flume, pioneered and helped popularize the early 2010s era of electronic music. From the moment he released his debut self-titled album in 2012, all eyes turned toward his unconventional sound. Amid the bustle of city life and constant touring that came with Streten’s rapid success at an early age, he also grappled with anxiety and self-medicating with alcohol.

With the culmination of these pressures and for his own well-being, he sought to return to his roots and made his way back to Australia, where he found his muse for Palaces through the serenity of the Northern Rivers. Streten’s latest album, while still retaining all the technical qualities that launched him into stardom, places him in a different headspace than his previous output. Palaces finds Streten in his most natural state and in tune with himself as an artist. Even without cohesion, the album touts diversity and a robust view of Streten’s growth, where we as listeners can uncover something entirely different from anything he had previously released as Flume.