Stochastic Drift (album)

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Stochastic Drift
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Studio album by
Barker
ReleasedApril 3, 2025 (2025-04-03)
Genre Pop
Length43:18
Label Smalltown Supersound
Producer Sam Barker
Barker chronology
Unfixed
(2023)		Stochastic Drift
(2025)
Singles from Stochastic Drift
  1. "Reframing"
    Released: February 2, 2025

Stochastic Drift [1] is the second studio album [2] by British-born producer Barker, released on April 3, 2025, and April 4, 2025, on other platforms [3] by Smalltown Supersound. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Featuring eight songs, the album received critical reception from multiple publications, including Metacritic , AllMusic , [9] Pitchfork . [10] [4] The album is a follow up to 2019's Utility. [11] The album charted and peaked at number 15, 17, and 41 on different charts. [12] [13] [14] The album was supported by only one single, "Reframing". [15] [16]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Metacritic 86/100 [17]
Mojo 80/100 [18]
AllMusic 4/5 [9]

Harry Tafoya of Pitchfork described the album as a "synthesis", expanding saying, Barker navigates extremes, touching between chaos and mediated technology. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barker.

Stochastic Drift track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Force of Habit" 
2."Reframing" 
3."Difference and Repetition" 
4."The Remembering Self" 
5."Positive Disintegration" 
6."Cosmic Microwave" 
7."Fluid Mechanics" 
8."Stochastic Drift" 

Charts

Chart performance for "Stochastic Drift"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads Chart (OCC) [12] 17
UK Independent Albums Chart (OCC) [13] 41
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) [14] 15

References

  1. ↑ "Album Review: Barker - Stochastic Drift -". mxdwn Music. April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bloom, Madison (April 4, 2025). "10 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "New Music Friday Releases: Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Djo and more". Official Charts. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Bloom, Madison (March 19, 2025). "The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2025". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Barker - Albums, Songs, and News". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Barker - Stochastic Drift · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Barker announces new album, Stochastic Drift". Treble. February 3, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Barker announces new album, 'Stochastic Drift', on Smalltown Supersound". DJ Mag. February 10, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Simpson, Paul (April 4, 2025). "Stochastic Drift Barker Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Tafoya, Harry. "Barker: Stochastic Drift". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ Welsh, April (April 9, 2025). "Barker, Stochastic Drift". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Official Album Downloads Chart on 11/4/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart on 11/4/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart on 11/4/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ravens, Chal. "Barker: "Reframing"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "7 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Stochastic Drift by Barker". Metacritic . Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ MOJO Magazine May 2025. Mojo. March 18, 2025. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025.
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