Total Strife Forever
by East India Youth
  • Record Label: Stolen
  • Release Date: Jan 13, 2014
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. dylanbates4
    Jan 22, 2014
    5
    Its nice, interesting, mostly instrumental music. Nothing that really catches my attention though. Not bad, but not good. It might be one of those albums you have to listen to a couple times.
  2. nicholasbert
    Jan 20, 2014
    4
    A mere exercise in electronic producing, this album does not stand up to its critics' score. Neither the instrumental nor the vocal tracks have anything to add to an already immense repertoire of this very same kind of music. Total Strife Forever just feels like it's riding the wave failing to deliver something not only not original, but also not beautiful.

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86
#86 Best Album of 2014

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. No Ripcord
    Feb 5, 2014
    70
    While William Doyle’s career is undoubtedly on an upward trajectory and I am looking forward to his evolution as an artist, Total Strife Forever is hardly a landmark in electronic music.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Jan 30, 2014
    85
    It's a rare album in this genre that blends relaxation with excitement so perfectly, that stays cool without ever being aloof or dragging.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Jan 28, 2014
    80
    When it swells and soars, it doesn't just work. It werks. [Feb 2014, p.115]
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