Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain

In a world where everyone thinks they can sing, everyone thinks they can be huge rock stars, Wu Lyf, also known as World Unite! Lucifer Youth Foundation, will make you think we're all rock stars already. A four piece that is crushing everything in England, Wu Lyf seem to be on top of the world with their debut full-length "Go Tell Fire To The Mountains", as they should be. Wu Lyf has the same aura about them as some black metal bands, only because they have tried to hide who they really are, rejecting almost every interview and doing nearly zero press. In a world where we love and are obsessed with the unknown, Wu Lyf are playing the card rather well I would say. Playing a style that they like to call "Heavy Pop", it's pretty much pop but with more structure and huge sections that will make you feel magical.

For the longest time I've dreamed about what it would be like if certain bands never split-up, if certain members of great bands never died and if pop music would ever have the heart it did back when it was first created. Tribal drum lines, glorious piano playing and the voice of the unknown king of pop Ellery Roberts, are all you need for a record to be solid. Imagine a church filled from front to back with souls that were all lining up to go to hell, nothing can save them except three things: God, of course, each would have to pray for hours on end while they are lashed in the back, or you could simply listen to "Go Tell Fire To The Mountains". The pure strength and overwhelming eruption that this record has is off the charts. Spanning through ten tracks in a little over forty-nine minutes, you get the sense that Wu Lyf are on a road that not many bands will ever get to experience. Tracks like "Cave Song", "We Bros" and "Spitting Blood", they have the uptempo beats with killer bass lines, throw in some great piano sections and the pitches that Ellery Roberts can hit, pure insanity. Pictures of third world countries flash across my mind, sadness hits me heavy but a split second later, I get overwhelmed with joy. "Go Tell Fire To The Mountains" is a journey all in itself, no bars to hold you back, no tracks that will let you down and you can remember every word to each song. In a way this record is filled with number one hits that most need and better hear. "Dirt", the seventh track, has those tribal drum beats mixed with that church organ feel to provide nothing but images of an empty field where people are praising the God they believe in. This might be jumping the barrier way too quick but I have a feeling Wu Lyf are going to be huge. I'm not talking modern day huge, I'm talking huge in the sense of a cult following like we haven't seen since The Clash or the Smashing Pumpkins. Even though they don't play the same genre of music, Wu Lyf has the power to take over this world if they wanted to. What I'm trying to say is that it's sort of like Joe Strummer's soul came back and created Wu Lyf, it's just that simple.

"Go Tell Fire To The Mountains" is a record that has quickly made it into my top favorite releases so far of 2011. This record and the "Mount Moriah" record are both very, very high on the list so do yourself a favor and check out this record. Incredible from the beginning and it will not let you down. If it does, let me know and we'll get together so I can slap some sense into you.

1) L Y F

2) Cave Song

3) Such A Sad Puppy Song

4) Summas Bliss

5) We Bros

 6) Spitting Blood

 7) Dirt

8) Concrete Gold

9) 14 Crowns For Me & Your Friends

10) Heavy Pop

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