The anticipation for Flume’s recently announced sophomore album, Skin, is about to hit fever pitch. Having shared the first taste of the album in the form of ‘Never Be Like You’, featuring Kai, Flume has now dropped the album’s second single.

‘Smoke & Retribution’, premiered overnight by Zane Lowe on Beats 1, is a total curveball from the young Australian producer, featuring guest vocals from LA-based rapper Vince Staples and a chorus from experimental local up-and-comer Kučka.

Unlike the somber and dreamy ‘Never Be Like You’, ‘Smoke & Retribution’ is heavy on the beats and fiery in its invective, which comes courtesy of some hot bars from Staples. “Been hanging out to drop this one,” said Flume of the track, “hope you like it.”

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