XLR8R June/July cover stars Hercules and Love Affair began their musical collaboration over some casual studio sessions, and four years later, the duo of Andy Butler and Antony Hegarty have attracted the attention of DFA captain James Murphy, finished a full-length album (set for release in the U.S. on June 24), and ushered in a new channel of disco for the next generation. “Blind,” from the new album, has already torn up the charts in Europe and is threatening to do the same Stateside.

Click here to read the feature on Hercules and Love Affair, or download a pdf of XLR8R issue 118. Photo by Josh NcNey.

Hercules and Love Affair – Blind