Song for Alpha

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]

Song for Alpha
Studio album by Daniel Avery
Released	6 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
"Sensation/Clear" Released: 4 December 2015[2] "Diminuendo" Released: 12 October 2018[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8/10[4]
Metacritic	84/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	8/10[7]
DIY	[8]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[9]
Exclaim!	8/10[10]
The Guardian	[11]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[12]
MusicOMH	[13]
Resident Advisor	[14]
Under the Radar	7/10[15]

Accolades

Accolades for Songs for Alpha

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
The A.V. Club	Top 20 Albums of 2018	17	[18]
DJ Mag	Top 50 Albums of 2018	15	[19]
Fopp	Top 100 Albums of 2018	20	[20]
The Guardian	Best Albums of 2018 - Mid-year	N/A	[21]
Mixmag	Top 50 Albums of 2018	7	[22]
PopMatters	Top 25 Electronic Albums of 2018	24	[23]
Rough Trade	Top 100 Albums of 2018	33	[24]

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.	Title	Length
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