Band Of The Day #23 - HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR "Hercules Theme"
DFA seems to think Hercules and Love Affair capable of big things and when an act has this much strut Drowned in Sound’s reluctant to argue, lest we get bowled over like some pavement strewn spod. The New York City-based quartet are releasing their debut album this spring, see below for the details.
The self-titled debut from H&LA head gent Andrew Butler arrives in conjunction with EMI on the 10th of March; with a single called ‘Blind’ beating that out by a week.
Antony Hegarty (he is a bird now), features on that single, and there are other cameos from NYC arters Kim Ann and Nomi lighting up the silver-eyed pomp of these tracks:
‘Time Will’
‘Hercules Theme’
‘You Belong’
‘Athene’
‘Blind’
‘Iris’
‘Easy’
‘This Is My Love’
‘Raise Me Up’
‘True False/Fake Real’
DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy co-produced the record at Plantain Studios in Manhattan. For now, here’s a sample – ‘Hercules Theme’ is necessarily proud, a ‘xploitation number done without dumbing down, as if PC never existed and slap bass found a way to keep everyone smiling.
This is a trick by the way - you'll be asked to sign up to the band's mailing list. Trust us when we tell you these conmen are worth it, though.
Download: Hercules & Love Affair - 'Hercules Theme'
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Hercules & Love Affair @ MySpace
- Kev Kharas
