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Wu Lyf

Wu Lyf
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About

WU LYF (World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation, pronounced 'woo life') are a rock band from Manchester, formed in 2008 by Ellery Roberts, Evans Kati, Tom McClung and Joe Manning. They built a cult following through deliberate anonymity - no interviews, faces hidden, music self-released on their own LYF Recordings label - before their debut album Go Tell Fire to the Mountain (2011) earned critical acclaim from Pitchfork, NME and Stereogum. The band split abruptly in 2012 when Roberts announced his departure via YouTube, then reformed in 2025 and released their long-awaited second album A Wave That Will Never Break in April 2026.

74
Critic score for A Wave That Will Never Break (Album of the Year, based on 10 reviews)
#1
Pitchfork 'Best New Music' designation for Go Tell Fire to the Mountain (2011)

What's new

  • 2026-04

    WU LYF released their second album A Wave That Will Never Break on April 10, 2026, produced by Sonic Boom and recorded in Lisbon and Wales - their first studio album in 15 years.

  • 2026-04

    WU LYF announced a 16-date UK and European headline tour for autumn 2026, their most extensive run of shows since reforming, including stops in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen.

  • 2026-04

    A hidden track 'Triumph' was discovered by a fan via an NFC chip embedded in the vinyl edition of A Wave That Will Never Break; the re-recorded version was made available to LYF community members.

  • 2026-04

    WU LYF were forced to postpone their first North American tour in 14 years due to visa processing delays, with new dates to be announced.

  • 2025

    WU LYF publicly announced their reunion in March 2025, releasing comeback single 'A New Life Is Coming' - their first new music in 13 years.

Tour

DublinLondonBrightonLilleCologneBerlinOsloStockholmCopenhagenPragueZurichLyonAntwerpParisAmsterdamManchester

Tracks

Go Tell Fire to the MountainDebut album (2011), recorded in an abandoned Manchester church; Pitchfork 8.4 / Best New Music
Heavy PopLive standout from the debut; the band's self-described genre in one song title
DirtNamed BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Track in the World' in 2011
Tib St. Tabernacle11-minute centrepiece of A Wave That Will Never Break (2026); widely cited as album highlight
A Wave That Will Never BreakSecond album (April 2026), produced by Sonic Boom; released exclusively via the band's own LYF membership platform

Upcoming · 1

Where they play · 1

Nalen Klubb, Stockholm

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