Song for Alpha

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Song for Alpha
Daniel Avery Song for Alpha Cover.png
Studio album by
Daniel Avery
Released6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
Label Mute/Phantasy Sound [1]
Daniel Avery chronology
Drone Logic
(2013)		Song for Alpha
(2018)		Illusion of Time
(2020)
Singles from Song for Alpha
  1. "Sensation/Clear"
    Released: 4 December 2015 [2]
  2. "Diminuendo"
    Released: 12 October 2018 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8/10 [4]
Metacritic 84/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Clash 8/10 [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [9]
Exclaim! 8/10 [10]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [12]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Under the Radar 7/10 [15]

Song for Alpha is the second studio album by English electronic musician Daniel Avery. It was released on 6 April 2018 under Mute Records in the United States and Canada, and Phantasy Sound for worldwide. [16] [17]

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Accolades

Accolades for Songs for Alpha
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
The A.V. Club Top 20 Albums of 2018
17
DJ Mag Top 50 Albums of 2018
15
Fopp Top 100 Albums of 2018
20
The Guardian Best Albums of 2018 - Mid-year
N/A
Mixmag Top 50 Albums of 2018
7
PopMatters Top 25 Electronic Albums of 2018
24
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2018
33

Critical reception

Song for Alpha was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 17 reviews. [5]

Track listing

Songs for Alpha track listing
No.TitleLength
1."First Light"1:38
2."Stereo L"5:39
3."Projector"5:14
4."TBW17"1:09
5."Sensation"7:33
6."Citizen // Nowhere"3:37
7."Clear"5:33
8."Diminuendo"7:00
9."Days From Now"2:45
10."Embers"1:55
11."Slow Fade"5:32
12."Glitter"6:42
13."Endnote"0:08
14."Quick Eternity"8:35


Charts

Chart performance for Song for Alpha
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [25] 188
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 34
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 80
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [28] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [29] 15

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  2. ↑ "Sensation/Clear - Single by Daniel Avery". Apple Music . Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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