East India Youth (born William Doyle 1991) East India Youth is an electronic musician best known for his Mercury Prize nominated début studio album, 'Total Strife Forever'.
Childhood: William Martin Doyle was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the United Kingdom. He later moved to London and lived in the East India Docks - a location which would go on to inspire the title of his debut studio album. In his youth, Doyle served as the lead singer and songwriter for a small punk band.
Career: In 2010, Doyle began working on 'Total Strife Forever'. The track received three follow-up versions, 'II', 'III' and 'IV', each of which was added to his début studio album, which took the same name. The album, 'Total Strife Forever', was released on 13th January, 2014, and saw good reviews. While only reaching the 85th spot on the UK Albums Chart, it got into the top three for the UK Indie Breakers Chart. In 2014, the album was nominated for Barclaycard's Mercury Prize.
Biography by Contactmusic.com