Only weeks since sharing the first single of his upcoming LP Skin, ‘Never Be Like You feat. Kai’, Flume is back with its AA-side.

Premiering on the 28th January as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1, ‘Smoke & Retribution’ is unlike anything we’ve heard from the young producer (full name Harley Streten) before. Featuring guest vocals from LA-based rapper Vince Staples and a beguiling chorus from experimental up-and-comer Kučka, the track is a beat-heavy contrast to ‘Never Be Like You feat. Kai’, and a sure sign of the sonic diversity we can expect from the new album.

LISTEN TO ’SMOKE & RETRIBUTION' HERE

‘Never Be Like You feat. Kai’ (which premiered as the ‘Hottest Record in the World’ by Annie Mac at BBC’s Radio 1 last week) has had more than a staggering 7 million streams globally.

The track is the first official single from Flume’s upcoming Future Classic album, Skin, and is a collaborative effort with Canadian vocalist Kai - a rising artist in her own right having written for Jessie J, Rihanna and Janelle Monae as well as featuring on tracks by Diplo, Jack U and Childish Gambino.

Flume will headline Auckland’s Laneway Festival on Monday February 1.