http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article3261145.eceFebruary 3, 2008
Le freak, c'est chic
Dust down your flares - disco is back. Meet Hercules Love Affair, the oddball New York collective leading the way
George Epaminondas
Lucky, then, that Hercules and Love Affair are waiting in the wings. Hotly tipped by musical insiders, rumoured to include Kylie and Elton John (who loves them so much he is said to have booked them for his next bash), this four-piece of DJs and singers from New York could well be the modern saviours of boogie. Described blithely by their record company – DFA records, home to the maverick LCD Soundsystem – as embodying a "pan-sexual mix for our troubled times" (the band comprises a transsexual, a lesbian and two gay men), and with an eponymous album – a shimmering blend of disco, electro and pop – ready to be released, it seems that "le freak" is chic again.
