http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16389768&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss<P>Disco lives -- thrives, in fact -- in the work of Hercules and Love Affair, the New York outfit helmed by the red-haired wunderkind Andrew Butler. Dedicated to the golden days of club culture, the band combines elements of the early '80s -- electronic disco and Chicago house -- with melancholy riffs and atmospheres and clever songwriting full of subtle twists and turns. As a teenager, Butler began DJing in the leather bars of his hometown, Denver; by college, he was applying his talents to contemporary composition and conceptual art. But the dance bug still lurked within. When, after moving to New York, he discovered that its dancing days were all but over, he set about working to rectify that.</P> <P>In 2007, Butler teamed up with DFA's Tim Goldsworthy to release the "Classique" single; the following year he returned with "Blind," an out-of-nowhere mind-melter featuring the voice of none other than Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons. Shortly thereafter, Hercules and Love Affair released their eponymous debut album, with Antony's space-castrato voice the undeniable centerpiece on an album brimming with springy arpeggios, lugubrious bass lines and bright, brassy horns.</P> - Philip SherburneDiscoen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:18:26 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16389768&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss <P>Disco lives -- thrives, in fact -- in the work of Hercules and Love Affair, the New York outfit helmed by the red-haired wunderkind Andrew Butler. Dedicated to the golden days of club culture, the band combines elements of the early '80s -- electronic disco and Chicago house -- with melancholy riffs and atmospheres and clever songwriting full of subtle twists and turns. As a teenager, Butler began DJing in the leather bars of his hometown, Denver; by college, he was applying his talents to contemporary composition and conceptual art. But the dance bug still lurked within. When, after moving to New York, he discovered that its dancing days were all but over, he set about working to rectify that.</P> <P>In 2007, Butler teamed up with DFA's Tim Goldsworthy to release the "Classique" single; the following year he returned with "Blind," an out-of-nowhere mind-melter featuring the voice of none other than Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons. Shortly thereafter, Hercules and Love Affair released their eponymous debut album, with Antony's space-castrato voice the undeniable centerpiece on an album brimming with springy arpeggios, lugubrious bass lines and bright, brassy horns.</P> - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29798341&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:20 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 29798341 ply.29798341 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29798341&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28811445&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:17:28 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 28811445 ply.28811445 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.28811445&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26134262&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:15 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 26134262 ply.26134262 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26134262&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25693391&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 25693391 ply.25693391 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25693391&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25658213&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:17:37 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 25658213 ply.25658213 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25658213&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25396369&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:55:58 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 25396369 ply.25396369 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25396369&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:30:39 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 25183014 ply.25183014 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25145057&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:28:41 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 25145057 ply.25145057 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25145057&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23290560&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:12:42 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 23290560 ply.23290560 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.23290560&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693806&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:58:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 22693806 ply.22693806 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693806&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693802&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:52 -0800 Playlists Featuring Hercules And Love Affair on Rhapsody Online 22693802 ply.22693802 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22693802&variant=play&rws=%2Fhercules-and-love-affair%2Fplaylists.rss