Hercules and Love Affair present Blue Songs, disco-ize The xx, start tour today

Hercules and Love Affair present Blue Songs, disco-ize The xx, start tour today

Modern-day disco enthusiasts Hercules and Love Affair are set to return in January 2011 with a new album entitled Blue Songs*. Expect guest turns from the likes of Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, Venezuelan singer Aerea Negrot, Shaun Wright, and Hercules regular Kim Ann Foxman. Alas, Antony will not be involved this time around, but never fear: Hercules & Love Affair obviously have no problem kickin’ out the jams without their most famous collaborator. Besides, Mark Pistel, who has worked with Grace Jones and Meat Beat Manifesto, assisted in the production and recording process!

In other Hercules-related news, Butler and Foxman also have a cover of The xx’s “Shelter” due in November. Hercules & Love Affair have hit the road for a few dates this summer, which are listed below.

08.03.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
08.04.10 - New York, NY - Central Park
08.10.10 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue
08.11.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
08.12.10 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
08.14.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

*Let’s hope it’s not a tribute to Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee),” which was shockingly and inexplicably reanimated by rap dude Flo Rida last year. (Evil gutter-pop icon Ke$ha got her big break on one of Flo Rida’s songs, and therefore all parties involved must be stopped. I mean, surely she is the catastrophe that wise Mayan seers warned us about. Ugh. “Don’t Stop” — ugh.)

• Hercules and Love Affair: http://myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair

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