{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = HLLLYH | type = studio | artist = The Mae Shi | cover = HLLLYH (The Mae Shi album - cover art).jpg | alt = | released = February 11, 2008 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Experimental, punk | length = | label = Team Shi, Moshi Moshi Records | producer = | prev_title = Heartbeeps | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = Pitchfork Media | rev1Score = 8.1/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11147-hlllyh/ link] | rev2 = Time Out London | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|6}} [http://www.timeout.com/london/music/review/audio/1057/the_mae_shi_hlllyh.html link] | rev3 = Twisted Ear | rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1600&Itemid=31 link] | rev4 = Yahoo! Music | rev4Score = {{rating|8|10}} [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/12589 link] }}
'''''HLLLYH''''' (either Halleluyah or Hell Yeah) is the fourth and final studio album by Los Angeles–based experimental punk band The Mae Shi. It was released on February 11, 2008.<ref name="pitchforkmedia.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48567-hlllyh |title=The Mae Shi: HLLLYH: Pitchfork Record Review<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306074637/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48567-hlllyh |archive-date=2008-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is a concept album about Judeo-Christian religion, featuring mediations on stories of the Old Testament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/sixpack_specific198500.shtml|title=BBC - Northern Ireland - Across the Line}}</ref> __TOC__
==Track listing== # "Lamb and the Lion" – 2:24 # "PWND" – 2:48 # "Boys in the Attic" – 1:24 # "7 x x 7" – 2:02 # "The Melody" – 2:18 # "Leech and Locust" – 2:45 # "Run to Your Grave" – 3:53 # "Kingdom Come" – 11:37 # "I Get (Almost) Everything I Want" – 3:43 # "Party Politics" – 2:14 # "Young Marks" – 2:05 # "Book of Numbers" – 1:55 # "HLLLYH" – 4:56 # "Divine Harvest" – 2:14
==Critical reception== ''HLLLYH'' received positive reviews, garnering a rating of 8.1 from independent music reviewer Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork also endorsed the album with an official recommendation<ref name="pitchforkmedia.com"/> and put it No. 18 on their staff list for the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7573-the-50-best-albums-of-2008/4/|title = The 50 Best Albums of 2008 - Page 4|website = Pitchfork|access-date = 2011-08-27|archive-date = 2010-02-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100205201023/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7573-the-50-best-albums-of-2008/4/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{The Mae Shi}}
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