 | WU LYF Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #142 for 2011 | |
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| 3.0 good | Iluvatar | June 11th 11 |
Kind of like a band that is going to flame out in a year or two.
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| 0.0 | Super Grover | June 13th 11 |
if my dog made music i'm pretty sure it would sound like this. good thing i love my dog
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| 4.0 excellent | TheBalderdashMan | June 21st 11 |
"These are not words!" my friend wails helplessly at the speaker, and I can't tell if he's wrong or not. Sure, we could go online and look up the lyrics, but what's the point really? It sounds great the way it is, as undefined syllables that can take on whatever meaning we wish. With its guitar echoes, mighty drums, and unintelligible lyrics, this is an album intoxicated by the exhilaration of pure sound. Muscular and meandering, every moment sounds like it was recorded on an epic journey up Mt. Doom while WU LYF waited for the blizzard to pass, but the beauty of this album is that I could talk to ten people and come away with at least ten different images that the album had suggested to each of them. Rarely is music left this free to evoke whatever moods and associations the listener brings to it, or to reward each interpretation so richly.
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| 4.0 excellent | Aids | June 12th 11 |
who will be the first to 5 this? my money is on Jash. (edit: Chambered, ftw, as per usual)
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| 1.0 awful | Applebite | July 16th 12 |
Alrighty then. I feel like this is a joke that I'm not in on.
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| 0.0 | Athom EMERITUS | June 11th 11 |
Seriously, does anybody know what the fuck this man is howling?
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| 5.0 classic | Sputniks #1 Cacti Hunter | June 10th 11 |
many beers and blunts later this albium turns into a classic... try it for youselfs sputnik,
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| 4.0 excellent | patrickfannon | June 24th 11 |
This record is fucking thrilling. It sounds, awesomely enough, like the resulting album from studio sessions with Isaac Brock bleating out vocals over an Explosions In The Sky soundscape. I really am at a loss for words; it's often breathtaking. An incredibly inspiring record which has restored a modicum of hope to me that the direction of music in the near future is not doomed. Fantastic, bros.
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. STAFF | January 27th 21 |
Wait, they from Manchester? WU LYF sound like a Midwest band, a bunch of loud kids who wanna do indie pop/rock with emo antics and some post-rock love. Man I miss 2011, that kind of sound was everywhere. It's full of emotion, romanticism, and shouted lyrics. I think I'd have loved this back then. It's not the same 10 years later.
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| 4.0 excellent | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | June 7th 20 |
For some miraculous reason, in spite of the raspy hoarse vocals that under any other circumstances would have caused my ears to bleed, WU LYF maintain a level of maturity, songwriting engaging and atmosphere delicate enough that the aforementioned croaking screech is not a bother.
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| 4.5 superb | Monheim | September 26th 13 |
WE THE P E O YOU KNOW WE JUST P L E WORLD UNITE LUCIFER YOUTH FOUNDATION
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| 5.0 classic | leontoghill | August 6th 12 |
come on don't stay, i wanna feel at home, i wanna to feel at home. aite?
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| 4.5 superb | mallen- | December 15th 11 |
When it comes down to it all, one does not need to even have a clue about what WU LYF’s message is about. Inevitably, the more we find out about WU LYF, the less significant they will become. Go Tell Fire to the Mountain isn’t just striking because of its uniqueness and oddly infectious hooks, or the fact that the record is ballsy, jubilant, or flat-out beautiful at any given time. The Manchester natives’ debut brings about the remarkable sentiment of unity within its anthems, just as Titus Andronicus’ The Monitor had done. And isn’t that the greatest message of all?
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| 4.5 superb | lancebramsay | November 23rd 11 |
howling snarls, chanting organs, stumbling rhythms, and heroic melodies; I am WU LYF.
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| 4.0 excellent | mvood | August 7th 11 |
Surprisingly, a record that you can't really understand what he's shouting becomes one of the most relatable and inspirational pieces of music ever. I listened to this album on repeat during a 13 hour flight. Flying over Europe, Africa, deserts, seas and Asia in parallel with the starry night sky with this on is JUST.... one hell of an experience to say the least
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| 3.5 great | ffs | February 9th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | lurxy | June 23rd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Lassie | October 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | sepoll | August 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mathias STAFF | April 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | wg98 | January 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | WBalls | October 18th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | rc239 | July 22nd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 27th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | tricky | April 23rd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | anat CONTRIBUTOR | February 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jade | October 17th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Roo17 | May 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | modulor | April 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Walt | November 9th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Wreck | January 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Geodude | December 7th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | rooby | April 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | flaffy | March 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | February 20th 13 |
| 2.5 average | tnd | February 16th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Oddsen | January 5th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Winrar | December 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Fort23 | November 21st 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Rory89 | October 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | darrens | October 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jezzami | September 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Steev0h | June 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | F177 | June 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rail | May 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 9MgTar | May 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Feels | March 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | c0ffee | March 8th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Riano | January 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | HipFish | January 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Tupik | January 11th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | uman32 | January 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pcar | January 4th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | benkim | January 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DeskmaN | December 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | December 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | thebhoy | December 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | vivapo | December 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Jekub | December 22nd 11 |
| 3.0 good | Bistoo | December 21st 11 |
| 2.5 average | Sevhead | December 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | SnazSpaz | December 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | JWT155 | December 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BiOZed | December 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | IsItLuck? EMERITUS | December 8th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | kroglor | December 8th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Meln | December 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 4Train | November 28th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | jg777 | November 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | maciej | October 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oafdog | October 3rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Nomad | September 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Guigss | September 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | joec101 | September 18th 11 |
| 3.5 great | fcmogul | September 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | GodL1ke | September 2nd 11 |
| 3.0 good | Olson | August 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | August 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | LumpSum | August 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Passive | August 19th 11 |
| 2.5 average | nick77 | August 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | DeStijl | August 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | gvogel | August 4th 11 |
| 3.0 good | wylpyl | August 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | stbapts | August 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | August 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | July 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | dartek | July 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ECRbubs | July 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gene | July 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nascour | July 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | feanaro | July 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TanMan | July 11th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | BONBEW | July 8th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Irving EMERITUS | July 7th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | mx STAFF | July 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ti0n | June 30th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | June 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 7kthulu | June 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | BroFro | June 23rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | DayMan | June 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | cor | June 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | pdbn | June 21st 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Mendigo | June 21st 11 |
| 3.5 great | bab808 | June 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | deadsye | June 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Darb | June 18th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Mikesn EMERITUS | June 18th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | cos | June 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eko | June 17th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | TSR | June 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | spiralk | June 17th 11 |
| 2.5 average | pumi | June 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | June 16th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Rudy K. EMERITUS | June 15th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | qwe3 | June 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lakes. | June 15th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Girvo | June 14th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Ignoto | June 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | fev | June 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | June 12th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | gosk8n | June 12th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | NateT | June 12th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Zo0lz | June 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | cvlts | June 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Kiran EMERITUS | June 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Rowdy | June 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | conradtao EMERITUS | June 10th 11 |
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