Total Strife Forever is the debut album by the electronic musician East India Youth. It was released on January 13, 2014 by Stolen Recordings.[12] The album was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.[13]
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| Released | January 13, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 51:00 | |||
| Label | Stolen Recordings | |||
| East India Youth chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 9/10[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[4] |
| Mojo |   [5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Uncut | 9/10[10] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[11] |
The cover of Total Strife Forever was designed by Kohhei Matsuda (of Bo Ningen) and features a portrait of William Doyle by artist Tida Bradshaw.[14][15]
The album title is a pun on the Foals album Total Life Forever.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glitter Recession" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Total Strife Forever I" | 6:35 |
| 3. | "Dripping Down" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Hinterland" | 6:16 |
| 5. | "Heaven, How Long" | 6:09 |
| 6. | "Total Strife Forever II" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Looking for Someone" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Midnight Koto" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Total Strife Forever III" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Song for a Granular Piano" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Total Strife Forever IV" | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 51:00 | |
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[16] | 85 |
| UK Dance Chart[16] | 14 |
| UK Indie Albums Chart[16] | 9 |
| UK Indie Breakers Chart[16] | 3 |
| UK Vinyl Albums Chart[16] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Total Strife Forever Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Rivers, Joe (6 January 2014). "East India Youth – Total Strife Forever". Clash. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Fenwick, Tom (19 October 2014). "East India Youth - Total Strife Forever". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Day, Laurence (10 January 2014). "East India Youth - "Total Strife Forever"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Locating a broken, but still-beating heart within metallic machine music, East India Youth's debut is a triumph. [Feb 2014, p.97]
- ^ Young, Martyn (8 January 2014). "East India Youth – Total Strife Forever". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Hebblethwaite, Phil (10 January 2014). "East India Youth - 'Total Strife Forever'". NME. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ When it swells and soars, it doesn't just work. It werks. [Feb 2014, p.115]
- ^ Gieben, Bram E. (2 January 2014). "East India Youth – Total Strife Forever". The Skinny. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ A Major new British talent is born in William Doyle's solo debut, which sounds like the great lost album that Brian Wilson, Eno and Bjork should have made together. [Feb 2014, p.75]
- ^ Lucas, Dan (30 January 2014). "East India Youth - Total Strife Forever". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "East India Youth : Stolen Recordings". Stolen Recordings. January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 Shortlist - Barclaycard Mercury Prize". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Total Strife Forever (liner notes). 2014.
- ^ Steven, Rachael (8 January 2014). "Record Sleeves of the Month". Creative Review (CR Blog). Creative Review. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Charts Plus issue 648
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