Total Strife Forever

Total Strife Forever
Studio album by East India Youth
Released January 13, 2014
Genre
Length 51:00
Label Stolen Recordings
East India Youth chronology

Total Strife Forever
(2014)		 Culture of Volume
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 81/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating

Total Strife Forever is the debut album by the electronic musician East India Youth. It was released on January 13, 2014 by Stolen Recordings.[2] The album was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.[3]

The cover of Total Strife Forever was designed by Kohhei Matsuda (of Bo Ningen) and features a portrait of William Doyle by his girlfriend, artist Tida Bradshaw.[4][5]

Track listing

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

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 85
UK Dance Chart[6] 14
UK Indie Albums Chart[6] 9
UK Indie Breakers Chart[6] 3
UK Vinyl Albums Chart[6] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Total Strife Forever Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "East India Youth : Stolen Recordings". Stolen Recordings. January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/shortlist.php?Year=2014
  4. ↑ Total Strife Forever (liner notes). 2014.
  5. ↑ Steven, Rachael (January 8, 2014). "Record Sleeves of the Month". Creative Review (CR Blog). Creative Review. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Charts Plus issue 648