Wednesday, August 24 2011
Hercules and Love Affair: Blue Songs
What do you get when one of the most innovative dance producers working today tackles one of the most irritating music trends in the last 30 years?
Monday, February 21 2011
Hercules and Love Affair: Blue Songs
Blue Songs finds Adam Butler and his crew of collaborators laying back -- turning the dance floor into an ethereal contemplation, unrepentant debauchery, retro revivalism, and slow-burning House.
Friday, August 6 2010
Hot Chip + Hercules and Love Affair + Holy Ghost!: 4 Aug 2010 - New York
Holy Ghost! provided enough early excitement to last through two subsequently disappointing sets from their label-mates.
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Thursday, December 11 2008
The Best Electronic(a) Albums of 2008
Ghosts, bugs, animals, tambourines, other channels, and Hercules: they're all part of the best electronic(a) music of the year.
Tuesday, September 2 2008
Hercules and Love Affair
Unlike a host of electronic and dance acts who repeat, beat for beat, their turntable mechanics in a languid routine, Hercules and Love Affair translated into a motley crew of horns, bass, drums, synthesizers, vocalists, and dancers on stage.
Friday, July 18 2008
Don’t Forget Your Wellies: Glastonbury 2008
With only a flimsy $15 tent and wellington boots for protection, PopMatters’ Cole Stryker avoided Amy Winehouse’s punches, the mud, and John Mayer, at the annual global gathering that is the Glastonbury Festival.
Friday, June 27 2008
Hercules and Love Affair: Hercules and Love Affair
Damaged emotion, carnal frenzies, and genuine club bangers mark an exceptional debut from Andy Butler and his myriad guests.
Thursday, March 27 2008
Hercules and Love Affair: Hercules and Love Affair
Damaged emotion, carnal frenzies, and genuine club bangers mark an exceptional debut from Andy Butler and his myriad guests.


































