Blog: Stereogum

For many who love Hercules & Love Affair , "Blind" was the intro track, probably because "Blind" was the album's first single and video . But the post-Arthur Russell disco cut has an even more primary position in H&LA lore: it's the first demo Andy Butler walked into DFA's offices, and thusly is the first reason there's even a Hercules & Love Affair full length to obsess over. So fellow Butler lovers, you can now say your love is "Blind" -- and since I have you more deeply into the song and lame wordplay than you were a [...]