Hercules and Love Affair: Blue Songs

Hercules and Love Affair is not really a band—at least not in the traditional sense. Consider them a concept; an ever-evolving mixture of ideas and motifs consolidated into a centralized working machine. In interviews producer-mastermind Andrew Butler would talk about the group as something of a masquerade, one which would be adapted and reconfigured through decades, and with a long line of new vocalists. What that means for Blue Songs, the group’s second record, is that the singular talent of Antony Hegarty is gone—in fact almost the entire band has been turned over, save for Butler and Kim Ann Foxman....  read more

Listen to the New Hercules & Love Affair Album

Hercules & Love Affair came out of nowhere in 2008 to drop one of the year’s breakout records with Hercules and Love Affair—a debut album prominently featuring the haunting vocals of Antony Hegarty (Antony & The Johnsons). While Hegarty will not be returning on the dance outfit’s forthcoming release, Blue Songs, there still remains plenty to be excited about on their sophomore record....  read more