Andy Butler is the central figure to the much lauded Hercules and Love Affair. He began his musical career at 15, DJing in a Denver leather bar run by a hostess called Chocolate Thunder Pussy. He then moved to Brooklyn, in order to attend Sarah Lawrence College. According to Butler: "I’ve been writing songs since childhood. I made music for dance performances in college (where he studied under Martin Goldray), like a remake of Gino Soccio’s ‘Runaway’ done in the style of Kraftwerk."
The band made their live debut on May 17 2008, at the Studio B venue in Brooklyn, New York, before going on a European and North American tour
Their song "Blind" was awarded Best Song of 2008 by Pitchfork Media.
