WU LYF share new 11-minute song, announce North American tour

WU LYF‘s story is like very few others. Their 2011 debut album Go Tell Fire to the Mountain turned them into one of the buzz bands of the moment, but they broke up just one year after its release. But instead of fading away into the memories of those who remember all the indie buzz bands of the early 2010s, the legend of WU LYF grew, mostly because Go Tell Fire to the Mountain is a genuinely great album that always deserved the hype. (Also because vocalist Ellery James Roberts kept his career alive with the band Lost Under Heaven, aka LUH.) And maybe the rise of the UK’s new art rock generation had something to do with it too–black midi, for example, have been compared to WU LYF more than once.

There was real excitement when WU LYF came back for reunion shows last year, and that continued with the new song “A New Life Is Coming.” As good as that song was, new single “Tib St. Tabernacle” is even better. It’s an epic 11-minute song produced by Sonic Boom that goes through a handful of changes and really earns its lengthy runtime. It doesn’t sound like the work of a “reunion” band; it sounds like a band that’s as hungry in 2026 as WU LYF were 15 years ago. Check it out below.

WU LYF have also announced their first North American dates since reuniting. The run kicks off in Brooklyn on April 24 and also includes stops in DC, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Tour RSVP is open now but venues are TBA. All dates are listed below.

WU LYF — 2026 Tour Dates
1/22 – Manchester, UK @ Tib St. Bound and Infinity Gathering + LYF Listening Party
2/19 – Geneva, CH @ Antigel Festival
3/12 – Paris, FR @ Les Inrocks Festival
4/24 – Brooklyn, NY @
4/26 – Washington, DC @
4/28 – Boston, MA @
4/30 – Toronto, ON @
5/2 – Chicago, IL @
5/4 – Seattle, WA @
5/5 – Portland, OR @
5/7 – San Francisco, CA @
5/8 – Los Angeles, CA @