WU LYF (pronounced "Woo Life", stands for "World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation") were a band from Manchester, England that originally became known for creating a mystery about themselves by declining requests for interviews and not releasing much information to the press.

[6] WU LYF formed in the summer of 2008 and consisted of "Jeau" (Joe Manning), "Lung" (Tom McClung), "Elle Jaie" (Ellery Roberts) and "Evnse" (Evans Kati).

In July 2010 the band announced the formation of the Lucifer Youth Foundation, giving new members an illustrated bandit mask and a 12" single featuring the tracks "Concrete Gold" and "Heavy Pop".

[14] In support of the record's release, the band played several dates in the UK to critical acclaim,[15][16] culminating in the curation of the Great Bridgewater Street Tunnel as part of the Manchester International Festival.

The amount of open airspace in the church allowed for a healthy dose of reverb, which is a critical part of the album's larger than life sound.

[27] Pitchfork gave Go Tell Fire to the Mountain an 8.4 rating and the "Best New Music" accolade, stating, "WU LYF in the manner of Iceage or Odd Future as musicians that have made me genuinely excited about their potential impact on listeners, the same things that make them seem juvenile---the artistic and personal volatility, the semblance of a roving gang more than a band, the invitation to indulge in your most disturbing impulses and yet feel morally superior to an ill-defined majority---are the same things that feel totally galvanizing.

And it's easy to imagine Go Tell Fire to the Mountain giving disaffected listeners the promise of an entry to something beyond themselves in a way that James Blake or Bon Iver can't.

[30][31] Tom McClung created a solo project called Francis Lung,[32] and Evans Kati and Joe Manning formed Dream Lovers,[33] debuting their first show at Midi Music Festival in 2015.