Tagged: Hercules and Love Affair
Stream: Mr. INTL, “Give It To Me”
Hercules and Love Affair frontman Andrew Butler and SF DJ/producer Jason Kendig are back with a new Mr. INTL track. “Give it to me” is an analog ode to the early ’90s confluence of techno … read more »
Stream: The Irrepressibles, “In This Shirt (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)”
Hercules and Love Affair puts a nu-disco spin on The Irrepressibles’ “In This Shirt,” from the group’s 2010 debut LP, Mirror Mirror. The somber, orchestral original gets revamped with sparkling synths and marimbas, reminiscent of … read more »
Video: Hercules and Love Affair, “Painted Eyes”
Oddly nostalgic and curious about one of her weirdest reinventions as a nu-hippie rave Earth Goddess, we watched Madonna’s “Ray of Light” and “Frozen” videos like 12 times this weekend. It shouldn’t have worked, but … read more »
Stream: Shaun J. Wright, “Forever More”
Shaun J. Wright is a Hercules and Love Affair sometimes-singer, releasing his first single on Mr. Intl, the label founded by the group’s leader Andy Butler. As a solo debut, “Forever More” suits Wright perfectly, … read more »
Stream: Hercules and Love Affair, “Painted Eyes” (In Flagranti Remix)
Of the 30,000 remixes sprung from Hercules and Love Affair‘s latest album, In Flagranti‘s is the first make sweet pan flutes its calling card. Yet another way to imagine H&LA’s drama, this fantasy happily Mediterranean. … read more »
Premiere: Hercules and Love Affair, “Painted Eyes” (Wolfram Remix)
The thing about Hercules and Love Affair is no matter how dramatic or club ready their albums are, they’re still always songs with fairly tight song structures, indebted to pop formulas as much as they … read more »
Stream: Hercules and Love Affair, “Shelter (XX Cover)”
The “Shelter” Romy, Oliver and Jamie made was a ballad between one woman’s voice, a guitar, and the vast and dull sound of wide open distance. Now our savior “nu-disco crew” Hercules and Love Affair … read more »
Stream: Hercules and Love Affair, “My House (Tensnake Remix)”
Hercules and Love Affair straddles many lanes but are often most live when it’s, as the song says, straight house. This remix pushes it, would be great to hear at a club so hope it’s … read more »
The Streets Seizes Guardian Music Blog, Releases Alleged Last Song Ever “Close The Book”
We already knew that the staff of the Guardian’s Music Blog have an excellent relationship with Hercules and Love Affair. Now we also know that they’ve also got a bigger conference room than us, and … read more »
Video Premiere: Wolfram f. Hercules & Love Affair, “Fireworks”
Facebook albums are a snoozefest, the internet version of your aunt showing you slideshows from her trip to Prague. We don’t care to see you having fun and drinking tall cans, not that interesting. One … read more »
