Total Strife Forever

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]

Total Strife Forever
Studio album by East India Youth
Released	January 13, 2014
Genre	Indietronica synthpop experimental ambient
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

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

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