WU LYF

WU LYF (pronounced “Woo Life”, stands for “World Unite! Lucifer Youth Foundation”) are a band from Manchester that is best known for creating a mystery about themselves. Formed in 2008, they initially gained attention for maintaining a mysterious image by remaining unknown and releasing limited information to the press, thus garnering a cult-like status and cultivating a worldwide community. During their first period of activity, they released one studio album, Go Tell Fire to the Mountain and decided to call it quits after frontman Ellery Roberts told the world – and his bandmates – that he was “gone” and “feeling empty” via a message online. Their final gigs followed, where they told their audience, “Goodbye forever”. A total loss to their legion of acclaimed fans.

Roberts went on to form Lost Under Heaven, bassist McClung went solo as Francis Lung plus joined with drummer Joe Manning and guitarist Evans Kati to make music under the name Los Porcos, along with three members of the band FAMY.

Chance rehearsals and reunions led them to naturally reform in 2025 with a phenomenally received tour of dates. Similar to their previous iteration, you won’t find them on streaming platforms and amongst corporate jargon, lining the pockets of the powers that be. Their material is only available via their newly-designed website and communal space worldunite.org, which features an archive of journals and works, early access to tickets, exclusive merch, fan forums and more, as they shun the likes of Spotify to build on the community they built before their split. They’ve removed their back catalogue from the service, and even went as far as to troll users with a Homer Simpson-sung version of recent single ‘The Fool‘ that directed them to Wu Lyf’s own hub.