Wildly acclaimed, Grammy-winning artist Flume brought out
Damon Albarn during his set at Coachella this past weekend and surprise
released their collaborative track, “Palaces,” just after the set.
Toro Y Moi, Caroline Polachek, MAY-A, Oklou and Kučka also joined Flume onstage
during his Coachella Weekend 2 performance.
Another new track, “ESCAPE” with Kučka - who returns following
her standout turn on Skin - and Quiet Bison. Both
songs are taken from Flume’s highly-anticipated new LP, Palaces, out May 20 on
Future Classic and Transgressive. 
Furthermore, Flume has confirmed additional North American
dates for the Flume World Tour. The U.S. run kicks off
in April with stops in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and two sold-out
nights at Red Rocks in addition to lineup-topping sets at several festivals,
and a U.K. and Europe run this summer includes stops in London, Berlin and
Paris and festival appearances at Pohoda Festival, Dour Festival and Super Bock
Super Rock. Supporting acts include Floating Points, Channel Tres, Tinashe,
Magdalena Bay and more. Purchase tickets and register for pre-sale at flu.me.
The new tracks follow “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A,
released in February to widespread acclaim, and “Sirens” featuring Caroline
Polachek and co-written and co-produced with Danny L Harle, which was featured
in The New York Times Playlist and praised by Uproxx as “heavenly.” The album
features further appearances from a host of vocalists and collaborators from
around the world, including Spain’s Vergen Maria, France’s Oklou, British
singer LAUREL and more.
Palaces began to take shape when Flume returned to his
native Australia after struggling to write music in Los Angeles at the
beginning of the pandemic. He settled in a coastal town in the Northern Rivers
region of New South Wales and soon found inspiration through reconnecting with
the nature around him—the rolling hills, walking around barefoot, the green
color the sky turns before a big storm, growing and eating his own vegetables,
the smell of rain. He and his neighbor and longtime collaborator, the visual
artist Jonathan Zawada, became fascinated by the local wildlife, in particular
the birds, collecting field recordings that ended up on the album. With a title
that properly highlights the luxury and magic of the natural world, Palaces is
Flume’s most confident, mature and uncompromising work to date, a true
testament to nurturing the relationships that make us whole and bring us peace.
Flume (born Harley Streten) rose to prominence as a teenager
with his self-titled 2012 debut album, which established him as an
international sensation. His 2016 LP Skin achieved Platinum certification
around the world and earned him his first Grammy Award for Best/Dance
Electronic Album. He went on to sell over 300,000 tickets globally across a
sold out, 59-date world tour that year, with headlining sets at Reading &
Leeds Festivals and the famed Alexandra Palace. In 2019, Flume’s acclaimed Hi
This Is Flume mixtape earned him his second Best Dance/Electronic Album Grammy
nomination and he played lineup topping sets at festivals worldwide including
Lollapalooza, Osheaga, Outside Lands, Japan’s Summersonic, Italy’s C2C and
more.
To mark the new album announcement, a fresh line of
merchandise is available for purchase here, alongside special physical editions
of Palaces available for pre-order now, including vinyl, limited-edition deluxe
CD (with initial orders signed by the artist), standard CD and cassette.
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