Pump up that bump in your step as you boogie through hump day with the new track from Hercules & Love Affair, "Rejoice."
Stereogum says the track is "exultant and ominous, a thumping industrial-tinged gospel-dance banger."
Via press release:
“Rejoice” does exactly that. Taking things back to the dancefloor, this celebratory song marks four years of sobriety for Butler after years of serious drug addiction. Hercules regular Rouge Mary “a gender non-conformist” of Algerian heritage takes on vocals – a fitting choice given Rouge once found shelter in a church, finding his/her musical voice there, and given how, after Andy’s life was shattered by drugs, Rouge played a key role in helping him rebuild his life.
Rouge Mary explains - “The lyrics to ‘Rejoice’ were written in a day. It's so obvious when you look around, that we all have so many reasons to be sad and we are so used to complaining about sticky situations. So much that we forget the ancient secret. ‘Rejoice’ highlights the importance of gratitude and the power of positive thoughts. ‘Smile though your heart is aching,’ Charlie Chaplin once said. I interpret it in a very powerful way, to symbolize the urgency of the message. I feel this song is like a solution to face problems of all kind. It truly is an ode to positivity.”
The song is from the disco-house project's upcoming album, Omnion. Release date September 1.
Check it out below.
