Hopefully I’ll be able to catch his set because he seems to be all the rage this summer.įlume, aka Harley Edward Streten, out of Sydney, Australia, first came onto the electronic scene in 2011 after he won a music competition managed by Australian record company, Future Classic. Luckily he’s playing Sweetlife this weekend. I discovered him around the time the festival was happening though, so it was too late by then. So yes, I probably could’ve done a Coachella Band Preview on this guy. After listening to some Spotify playlists, I discovered a new tune by an Australian DJ who also happened to play Coachella this year. At the time I applied to volunteer, I only listened to two of the artists on a normal basis. In my opinion, the lineup isn’t as good as it was in 2014. As a perk of volunteering, I get to attend the festival for free when I’m not working my shift. It was a blast despite the constant rain drizzle for most of the day and the monsoon that happened as Foster the People played “Coming of Age”. I attended the festival 2 years ago when Foster the People and Lana Del Rey headlined. The festival is sponsored by the organic health food chain sweetgreen and focuses on both music and food under the belief of combining passion with purpose. This weekend I’m volunteering at the Sweetlife Music Festival in Columbia, MD, which is right outside of the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. “Holdin’ On” still hits as hard as it did 10 years ago, but “Sirens” just isn’t there. Give it a listen or two, pick out some favorites, save them or add them to a playlist for the future, and move on, or better yet, listen to all the old Flume bangers while you’re at it. Though I do recommend listening to this new record, I wouldn’t spend a ton of time on it. He still puts on a great set with a mix of new tunes and old favorites. I was lucky enough to catch him both weekends of Coachella and part of his set at Bonnaroo just last month. He has a fall tour lined up with select cities in the U.S. None the less, Flume is out promoting this album by playing the festival circuit while mixing in some shows in between. Overall I don’t think this is Flume’s best album, but a decent comeback after 6 years of nothing but a mixtape and a few stand alone singles that have become staples on the Flume set list. I do enjoy “DHLC” and “Love Light” though. There’s several solo Flume tracks that are similar to past hits like “Wall Fuck”, “Helix”, “Holdin’ On”, or “Ezra,” but in general I don’t think any of these will quite hit as strongly. I would add “Highest Building” featuring Oklou to the list as well. One of those songs is “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A. For me, there isn’t a stand out track on this album, but there’s a few solid tracks that I think we’ll hear during live sets in the future. ![]() His latest brings more of electronic/future bass sound filled with collaborations and original mixes. Palaces is Flume’s first album in 6 years. I have some long overdue album reviews to do though. Life has been busy and at times I’ve been distracted. ![]() It’s been about two months since I last updated, which was not my intention.
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