Wu Lyf debut six new songs at their first gig in 13 years

Wu Lyf have played their first shows together in 13 years, and have debuted a number of new songs in the process – find out more below.

Last week (April 17), Wu Lyf reunited for their first gig since splitting up in 2012. The gigs come after they announced their return earlier this month, followed by the release of a new single, ‘A New Life Is Coming’.

Between April 17 and April 19, Wu Lyf played three shows at The Kings Arms in Salford, England. They kicked off their set with the recently released comeback single, ‘A New Life Is Coming’, followed by 2011’s ‘Cave Song’.

Ellery Roberts of Wu Lyf. CREDIT: David Wolff – Patrick/Getty Images

They would go on to debut five other new songs, suggesting that an album could be arriving soon. Per Stereogum, the five songs were titled ‘Wound’, ‘Gift’, ‘Sunnlillies’, ‘All Is Forgiven’ and ‘Letting Go’. Among the other classics they performed throughout their set were ‘Such A Sad Puppy Dog’, ‘Concrete Gold’, ‘L Y F’ and ‘Heavy Pop’.

Wu Lyf’s reunion setlist was:

‘A New Life is Coming’ (live debut)
‘Cave Song’
‘Wound’ (live debut)
‘Gift’ (live debut)
‘Dirt’ 
‘Such A Sad Puppy Dog’
‘Sunnlillies’ (live debut)
‘All is Forgiven’ (live debut)
‘Concrete Gold’
‘Letting Go’ (live debut)
‘L Y F’
‘Heavy Pop’

The band have also recently announced a handful of European festival dates, including stops in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. Find tickets here, and check out a list of upcoming shows below.

Wu Lyf’s live shows are:

MAY
25 – Les Nuits Botaniques, Brussels (Belgium)

JUNE
13 – Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek (Netherlands)

JULY
19 – Midi Festival, Hyères (France)

AUGUST
7 – Haldern Pop Festival, Haldern (Germany)
9 – Ypsigrock, Sicily (Italy)

The indie band formed in 2008, with their name standing for World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation. They shared their debut album ‘Go Tell Fire To The Mountain’ in June 2011 and went on to gather a cult following.

In 2012, they started hinting at new material before deciding to call it quits. They broke the news while on stage at the Manchester HMV Ritz venue, with the frontman telling the crowd “Goodbye forever”.

Joe Manning and Ellery Roberts of the band WU LYF. CREDIT: John Shearer/WireImage/Getty

“We all knew it wasn’t working,” drummer Joe Manning told NME in April 2013, discussing the split. “There’s no one explanation for it. There’s a million reasons that don’t amount to much more than it just didn’t work. No-one is trying to cover anything up. If it doesn’t work it’s going to break eventually.”

Alongside the new music and upcoming shows, Wu Lyf have also restarted their Lucifer Youth Foundation subscription service and suggested that more live dates will be announced soon.

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