Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
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86 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 95 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut album for the electronic group from New York.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. musicOMH.com
    100
    It's the big numbers, when Hegarty steps up to the microphone, that reveal Hercules And Love Affair as a project that captures not only the full range of moods on a night out on the tiles, but also the full range of human emotions from the start of a night to its end.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    It's a canny mix and results in Hercules And Love Affair making music for feet and heart, but also for the soul.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    For now though, this is a very fine record. Not Herculean exactly, but certainly something that NME loves.
  4. The Guardian
    60
    While it lasts, Hercules and Love Affair sound as original and exotic as their backgrounds.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 44
  3. Negative: 5 out of 44
  1. CH
    10
    What a great album. I love the transition about half-way through from technical disco ("You Belong", "Time Will") to something that's hard to describe...a slow, electrosynth version ("Iris" and "Easy") The layers of Hegarty's voice is amazing in this, and Cruz stands up fairly strong as well when being juxtaposed with a voice as unique as Hegarty's. Butler deserves all the credit in the world with the production on this, especially in "You Belong" and "Easy", which are highlights imo. Great album. My only complaint is that it gets progressively weaker after "Easy" imo.… Expand
  2. StephenL.
    8
    I am not the biggest fan of electronic dance music but I still find this album to be hard not to stop listening to with tracks like "hercules theme" and "iris".… Expand
  3. EinarJ.
    7
    The album is great. However, Anthony's lyrics drench some of the songs, destroying the vitality of the beats.
  4. RogerT.
    4
    I think this album is complete crap. It lacks substance, none of the songs grab you and want to make you want to listen again. It's like a bad combination of The Cure and The Comunards.… Expand

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