Total Strife Forever
On his debut album, William Doyle has created an anthology of beauty that's unrivalled.
On his debut album, William Doyle has created an anthology of beauty that's unrivalled.
Beginning with synth arpeggios and washes of ghostly noise echoing out across sombre piano keys, Glitter Recession announces the depth of East India Youth's ambition - never settling on a genre or style for very long, the magnificent Total Strife Forever takes in stately, minimal ambient and neo-classical manouvres (the trio of title tracks, Heaven How Long); shoegaze-y dream pop and house with choral flourishes (Dripping Down); pulsating, melodic techno (Hinterland); and swaying, fragile indie balladry underpinned by pitch-dark hip-hop kicks (Looking For Someone)
Beginning with synth arpeggios and washes of ghostly noise echoing out across sombre piano keys, Glitter Recession announces the depth of East India Youth's ambition - never settling on a genre or style for very long, the magnificent Total Strife Forever takes in stately, minimal ambient and neo-classical manouvres (the trio of title tracks, Heaven How Long); shoegaze-y dream pop and house with choral flourishes (Dripping Down); pulsating, melodic techno (Hinterland); and swaying, fragile indie balladry underpinned by pitch-dark hip-hop kicks (Looking For Someone)
William Doyle first came to attention in the U.K. as the frontman of a Britpop revivalist band called Doyle and the Fourfathers.
William Doyle first came to attention in the U.K. as the frontman of a Britpop revivalist band called Doyle and the Fourfathers.
Album review: The "first truly great album of 2014," says Clash's reviewer when it comes to 'Total Strife Forever', the debut LP from East India Youth, on Stolen...
Album review: The "first truly great album of 2014," says Clash's reviewer when it comes to 'Total Strife Forever', the debut LP from East India Youth, on Stolen...
<p>William Doyle may hop between electronic genres on his debut album but excels at all of them, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
<p>William Doyle may hop between electronic genres on his debut album but excels at all of them, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
East India Youth's William Doyle is like a James Blake you don't want to pack off to national service, writes <strong>Tim Jonze</strong>
East India Youth's William Doyle is like a James Blake you don't want to pack off to national service, writes <strong>Tim Jonze</strong>