Stochastic Drift (album)

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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]

Stochastic Drift
Studio album by Barker
Released	April 3, 2025 (2025-04-03)
Genre	IDM
Length	43:18
Label	Smalltown Supersound
Producer	Sam Barker
Barker chronology
Unfixed (2023) Stochastic Drift (2025)
Singles from Stochastic Drift
"Reframing" Released: February 2, 2025

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	[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.	Title	Length
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