I Wish The Stars Could Shine Now

Hercules & Love Affair only have a 12" out and a couple of tracks making the blog rounds, but they're quickly becoming a favorite. No surprise really as they're on DFA and I'd have to think long and hard to come up with a single track released on anything DFA that I didn't enjoy. Record Label of the decade hands down, and H&LA are going to help further cement that already solid notion.

The two tracks on their 12" inch mix disco with acid, but the blog tracks are more oblique in their disco funk. "Athene" made my top 25 tracks of 2007, and "Blind" is on it's way to capturing the same praise for 2008. Antony (of he & The Johnsons) always makes memorable guest spots, but H&LA cast him as a disco diva and place his unmistakable croon amongst electro and horns and it sounds as natural as it does amongst his usual haunting torch lit backgrounds.

Hercules and Love Affair ft. Antony Hegarty :: "Blind"
Note to Hercules, Love Affair, or interested lawyers - I'm not sure what the modern mp3 sharing etiquitte is anymore. If I'm being rude, let me know.

Thankfully a full length is due in the spring, but to further curb your appetite you can get a legit free download of "Hercule's Theme" here.