''Skin Companion EP 2'' is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) by Australian

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musician

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. The four-track EP was written during the production of Flume's studio album, ''

Skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other cuticle, animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have diffe ...

'', and was released digitally on 17 February 2017, by

Future Classic Future Classic is an Australian independent record label, artist management team, touring agency, and music publisher that was founded in 2004. The label's current roster includes Flume, Flight Facilities, Ta-ku, Jagwar Ma, Seekae, Panama, ...

as a companion to the album. The EP was released on vinyl on 5 May 2017. Upon release, Flume said: "I'm really happy with how the ''Companion EP 2'' has come out. There's so many tracks I've been wanting to get off my chest for so long now and I think it's kinda the end of the ''Skin'' kinda campaign and it's a nice way to end it because it's instrumental stuff, there's some vocal collabs... I'm just really proud of how it's turned out." The EP features vocals from American rapper

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Moses Sumney Moses Sumney is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released ...

, and

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frontman Dave Bayley.

Critical reception

''Skin Companion EP 2'' received mixed to positive reviews by critics.

Track listing

Note: All tracks were produced by Flume. Vinyl :Side A # "

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" (featuring

Kučka Laura Jane Lowther, known professionally as Kučka (stylised in all caps; pronounced ; Serbo-Croatian for " bitch"), is an English-born Australian singer and producer. Lowther is known for her solo works, in addition to her collaborations wit ...

) # "Enough" # "Depth Charge" :Side B # "Weekend" # "Fantastic

Charts

Release history

References

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