Go Tell Fire To The Mountain - Wu Lyf
  • Band Name: Wu Lyf
  • Record Label: PIAS
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2011
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77 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Summary: The British rock band self-produced its debut full-length album, which was recorded in an unused church.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. musicOMH.com
    Jun 15, 2011
    100
    WU LYF are a band to celebrate, a DIY tour de force, and their first album deserves a place of reverence in the modern indie-rock canon.
  2. Consequence of Sound
    Jul 7, 2011
    80
    Manically projectile vomiting his incomprehensibles over reverb-drenched warm tones, the guy makes Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner sound like Adam Levine. He's yelling something fierce, even if we can't understand it. But the instrumentation is dynamic, powerful, and accessible enough to balance things out.
  3. Under The Radar
    Aug 5, 2011
    80
    Wu Lyf has already managed to forge something uniquely Lyf-ian--songs at once raw and rambunctious but often soaring and celestial. [Jul 2011, p.83]
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  4. Uncut
    Jul 28, 2011
    60
    Virtually every song repeats the same trick, as the fervent but tuneless bark of singer Ellery Robert begins to grate. {Aug 2011, p.107]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. C0YS
    10
    An album about liberty, love and peace. A album which does justice to british political music. A masterpiece delivered with relentless passion. We Bros and Dirt being highlights of the album

    World unite Love you forever    … Expand
  2. marclarsklar
    10
    Extremely refreshing debut from these Mancunians. They seem to be having making music and would do very well to follow up with an excellent live performance. If only Kings Of Leon didn't become Queens of Lean they would be standing on Tom Waits' plateau by now. WU LYF aren't quite there, but they certainly have the air of serious fun-making.… Expand
  3. hydrawithears
    6
    WU LYF might sound off-putting (those vocals!) but they are one of the most original acts out there at the moment. Their unique approach towards music can be found both in arrangements (swirling organ and percussion are bandâ… Expand
  4. Apart
    0
    Not feeling the album at all, it definitely isn't what I was expecting, they're are not there yet. Try again please and come back with something good that I can enjoy...… Expand

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