Guardian Music — It shouldn't work but it does: a mixed bag of artistic backgrounds, influences and musical styles. Hercules and Love Affair reveal how difference has become their real strengthThe difficulty is to know where to start with Hercules and Love Affair, po... more info

Guardian Music — An MA in the Beatles? Pfft! We're all PhDs in the Velvet Underground here on guardian.co.uk/music. In other news ... Kele and Patti Smith are writing books, one of which is 'erotic'Five things we learned from this week's music news•There are univer... more info

Guardian Music — (Moshi Moshi)Hercules and Love Affair's eponymous debut was lovingly crafted revivalism that avoided mere mimicry via big, anthemic hooks and full-blooded performances. Its successor, Blue Songs, is also composed of immaculately produced house and di... more info

Guardian Music — The New York-based dance collective give the newsdesk a shock by bringing the sounds of 80s Chicago to our studiosBen KapeAndy GallagherAlex Healey more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sonic Youth have released a new streaming mixtape. At Picador.com, Emma Donoghue lists the books that inspire her as an author. The Guardian Music Blog is streaming the new Hercules and Love Affair album, Blue Songs (out February 22nd). The... more info

Guardian Music — The New York band are back with a new lineup and an unashamedly emotional celebration of dance musicIt's been three years since Andy Butler joined forces with Antony Hegarty for Hercules and Love Affair's debut single Blind, the best slice of melanch... more info

Guardian Music — There's a bit of Manhattan disco in this week's programme as Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler visits to tell Rosie Swash about his vulnerable bits and how one of the tracks on new album Blue Songs is dedicated to Sinead O'Connor.The Gossip's Be... more info

Music is Art — “I follow.. I follow you.. deep sea baby” Wounded Rhymes is the upcoming second studio album by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li. Produced by Peter Bjorn & John’s Bjorn Yttling, the new album is scheduled to be released in Sweden on March 2nd,... more info

Music is Art — New York’s Hercules and Love Affair shared a new single “My House” featuring disco vocals from newcomer Shaun Write, from their second album Blue Songs soon to be released on January 31, 2011. Listen ♥ Hercules and Love Affair – My House [B... more info

XLR8R — New York's Hercules and Love Affair have been rolling out a lot of content lately in anticipation of its sophomore effort, Blue Songs, and its quickly approaching release date. The album's lead single, "My House," has already seen one remix... more info