Album artwork for Palaces by Flume

Wildly acclaimed, Grammy-winning artist Flume returns with a new album, Palaces, on Transgressive Records.

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. Settling in a coastal town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Flume quickly found the inspiration he needed through reconnecting with the nature around him—the rolling hills, walking around barefoot, the green colour the sky turns before a big storm, growing and eating his own vegetables, the smell of rain. He and his neighbour and long-time collaborator, the visual artist Jonathan Zawada, became fascinated by the local wildlife, in particular the birds, collecting field recordings that ultimately worked their way in to the album. As Flume continued to forge a strong connection to his surroundings, the album he wanted to make started to form, eventually adopting a title to properly highlight the luxury and magic of the natural world. Palaces is his most confident, mature and uncompromising work to date, a true testament to nurturing the relationships that make us whole and bring us peace.

The album features a host of vocalists and collaborators, its cast list spanning new and household names from around the world—breakout U.S. star Caroline Polachek, British polymath-icon Damon Albarn, Spain’s Vergen Maria, France’s Oklouand fellow Australian Kučka, who returns following her standout turn on Skin.

Flume

Palaces

Transgressive
Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
LPx2

£27.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

Black
Includes download code
Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619X

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Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
CD

£11.99

Digipack with Poster Insert.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619CD

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Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
CD +

£15.99

Deluxe CD with Two Bonus Tracks. 6 Panel Digipack with 8 Page Booklet.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619CDX

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Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
Tape

£7.99

Blue Cassette.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619T

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Flume

Palaces

Transgressive
Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
LPx2

£27.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

Black
Includes download code
Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619X

Learn more
Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
CD

£11.99

Digipack with Poster Insert.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619CD

Learn more
Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
CD +

£15.99

Deluxe CD with Two Bonus Tracks. 6 Panel Digipack with 8 Page Booklet.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619CDX

Learn more
Album artwork for Palaces by Flume
Tape

£7.99

Blue Cassette.

Released 17/06/2022Catalogue Number

TRANS619T

Learn more

Wildly acclaimed, Grammy-winning artist Flume returns with a new album, Palaces, on Transgressive Records.

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. Settling in a coastal town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Flume quickly found the inspiration he needed through reconnecting with the nature around him—the rolling hills, walking around barefoot, the green colour the sky turns before a big storm, growing and eating his own vegetables, the smell of rain. He and his neighbour and long-time collaborator, the visual artist Jonathan Zawada, became fascinated by the local wildlife, in particular the birds, collecting field recordings that ultimately worked their way in to the album. As Flume continued to forge a strong connection to his surroundings, the album he wanted to make started to form, eventually adopting a title to properly highlight the luxury and magic of the natural world. Palaces is his most confident, mature and uncompromising work to date, a true testament to nurturing the relationships that make us whole and bring us peace.

The album features a host of vocalists and collaborators, its cast list spanning new and household names from around the world—breakout U.S. star Caroline Polachek, British polymath-icon Damon Albarn, Spain’s Vergen Maria, France’s Oklouand fellow Australian Kučka, who returns following her standout turn on Skin.