Total Strife Forever Explained

Total Strife Forever is the debut album by the electronic musician East India Youth. It was released on January 13, 2014 by Stolen Recordings.^[1] The album was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

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

Chart positions

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[5]	85
UK Dance Chart	14
UK Indie Albums Chart	9
UK Indie Breakers Chart	3
UK Vinyl Albums Chart	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: East India Youth : Stolen Recordings. Stolen Recordings. January 2014. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: 2014 Shortlist - Barclaycard Mercury Prize . 2014-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912223850/http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/shortlist.php?Year=2014 . 2014-09-12 .
3. Total Strife Forever . 2014 . liner notes .
4. Web site: Record Sleeves of the Month . Steven . Rachael . January 8, 2014 . Creative Review (CR Blog) . Creative Review . February 21, 2015.
5. Charts Plus issue 648