Go Tell Fire to the Mountain

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Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
WU LYF Go Tell Fire to the Mountain.jpg
Studio album by
WU LYF
Released13 June 2011 (2011-06-13)
RecordedWinter 2010
StudioSt Peter's Church in Ancoats, Manchester, England
Genre Indie rock, post-rock, art rock
Length47:09
Language English
Label LYF Recordings
Producer WU LYF
Singles from Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
  1. "Concrete Gold" / "Heavy Pop"
    Released: 31 May 2010
  2. "Dirt"
    Released: June 2011 (promo only)
  3. "We Bros"
    Released: 20 September 2011

Go Tell Fire to the Mountain is the debut album by English band WU LYF, released on 13 June 2011. The album was released to high anticipation and the backing of NME , [1] Stereogum , [2] and Pitchfork . [3]

Contents

Recording

The band had the concept for Go Tell Fire to the Mountain long before the recording process took place. Roberts states that it was written "in a narrative sense and [was approached] as a complete work rather than a bunch of songs thrown together." [4] When searching for a place to record, the group was dissatisfied with the sound they were getting from traditional studios, leading them to settle on Saint Peter's, an old abandoned church in Ancoats, Greater Manchester. 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. [3] Despite the media's insistence of the location's relevance to the religious theme of the band, Roberts denies it. Although the church altered the "vibe of the songs", the band asserts that Saint Peter's church sonically fit the album's needs. [4]

Singles

"Heavy Pop" and "Concrete Gold" were released as a double A-side single prior to the album on 31 May 2010. "Dirt" was released as a radio-only promo CD in support of the album's release in June 2011. "We Bros" was released as a single from the album on 20 September 2011. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [6]
Metacritic 77/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club C+ [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME 8/10 [13]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin 8/10 [16]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Go Tell Fire to the Mountain was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77 based on 20 reviews. [7]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Critic/PublicationListRankRef
Beats Per Minute Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 20116 [18]
Complex Complex's Top 25 Albums of 201110 [19]
The Fly The Fly's Top 50 Albums of 201128 [20]
NME NME's Top 50 Albums of 201110 [21]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by WU LYF.

No.TitleLength
1."L Y F"4:31
2."Cave Song"3:49
3."Such a Sad Puppy Dog"5:32
4."Summas Bliss"4:01
5."We Bros"6:27
6."Spitting Blood"3:48
7."Dirt"3:19
8."Concrete Gold"5:35
9."14 Crowns for Me & Your Friends"4:42
10."Heavy Pop"5:35

Charts

Chart performance for Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 73
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 85
UK Albums (OCC) [24] 98
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [25] 32

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  2. ↑ Suarez, Jessica (27 May 2010), "Band To Watch: WU LYF (World Unite/Lucifer Youth Foundation)", Stereogum
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