Skin was met with generally positive reviews. At
Metacritic, which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an
average score of 75, based on 11 reviews. Derek Staples of
Consequence said, "Gearing up to be the next EDM crossover talent, Flume's sophomore effort,
Skin, showcases a producer at ease with all of the sounds moving tickets at America's major festival events: hip-hop, indie pop, and EDM". Stacey Anderson of
Pitchfork said, "["Wall Fuck" is] short and snappy, gone too fast in an album that could've been streamlined to let moments like it shine. But maybe it's the sound of floodgates opening".
Jim Carroll of
The Irish Times felt that several tracks seemed to emphasize "showing off textures rather than providing the breathing room for an actual song to emerge". Ben Thompson of
The Observer said, "Distinguished guests—UK nearly siren
AlunaGeorge, rapper Vince Staples--are ushered respectfully through a series of viable electronic hinterlands, where a couple of them, notably perennial cameo supplier
Little Dragon and
Wu Tang vet
Raekwon, manage to put down roots in actual songs".
Industry awards ==Track listing==