Total Strife Forever

Total Strife Forever
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2014
Genre
Length51:00
LabelStolen Recordings
East India Youth chronology
Total Strife Forever
(2014)
Culture of Volume
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating

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 artist Tida Bradshaw.[4][5]

The album title is a pun on the Foals album Total Life Forever.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Total Strife Forever Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ "East India Youth : Stolen Recordings". Stolen Recordings. January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Shortlist - Barclaycard Mercury Prize". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. ^ Total Strife Forever (liner notes). 2014.
  5. ^ Steven, Rachael (8 January 2014). "Record Sleeves of the Month". Creative Review (CR Blog). Creative Review. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e Charts Plus issue 648