East India Youth
London-based self-proclaimed 'sound architect' East India Youth, aka William Doyle, has been receiving positive raps for his debut Total Strife Forever, and the praise is warranted for electronica's young newcomer. The stark noise that is hard to ignore and harder to escape on opener Glitter Recession is a warning sign, but once Doyle drops his fragile vocal into Dripping Down things get more wondrous. There are a lot of influences to dig into for the cautious; Eno's bombast, Bjork's lush soundscapes, even a bit of haunting Grizzly Bear-like melody on Songs For A Granular Piano. It's an ambitious debut, but gosh it's a stunner.
