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LYRICS
Nightdrive
It’s not complicated, oh no
When the energy is there
This should be X-Rated, oh no
Your fingers though my hair
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You're back in control again
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Is my heart just on loan?
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My mind is out the window
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Your eyes don’t leave your phone oh no
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I want to be someone
Who means an awful lot, to you
And I’ll do what it takes my dear
To break the ceiling though, with you
Nightdrive
It’s not complicated, oh no
When the energy is there
This should be X-Rated, oh no
Your fingers though my hair
Nightdrive
Nightdrive
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Ampersounds (Fred Falke, Zen Freeman) Nightdrive

ANDY BUTLER'S DEBUT SOLO EP 
RELEASED ON MR.INTL
VINYL - Feb 23rd 2015
BEATPORT  - March 16th 2015
iTUNES / digital stores / streaming  - March 30th 2015

After three groundbreaking albums as Hercules & Love Affair, Andy Butler – the driving force behind the retro-futurist disco house kingpins – releases his debut solo EP on February 23rd.  

The EP features two tracks and is released on mr.intl - Butler’s own label.  Leading with You Can Shine - hard-hitting techno-soul and showcasing the impassioned vocals of rising NYC star Richard Kennedy, it’s backed with Personality Track, a whiplashing techy instrumental pounder. 

“Hercules has a collaborative, collective approach," Andy explains, "People who enjoy Hercules anticipate uplifting, vocal-orientated, disco-influenced music, something nuanced and quite musical, a proper listening experience. 'Shine' goes for a more direct approach, a stomping, uplifting club 12" but it's me, isn't it, so it will still have something of Hercules about it."

"I wanted to tap into the gospel tradition, for there to be a testifying quality to the record,” he continues. “Richard and I talk in the lyrics about putting ego aside and allowing people around you to shine. You shine when you acknowledge other people's shine, even, if you will, the creator's shine. I hope we've created something new. House is often soulful but you very rarely hear a big gospel-inflected voice paired with booming, doomy techno."

'You Can Shine' follows an incredible year for Hercules & Love Affair. Their third album 'The Feast of the Broken Heart', was released to exceptional global critical acclaim and the collective embarked on an extensive worldwide tour. A tougher, more electronic body of work than its predecessors, ‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ hinted at the direction in which Andy's solo material was heading.

mr.intl was launched in 2009, prompted by Andy’s travels around the world and a “fascination for regional music. I wanted to start releasing music on a global level, offering a representation of amazing music that's happening elsewhere."  Butler has accrued a wealth of new talent and lost underground classics for forthcoming release on the label. The roster includes DJs and producers from Vienna, Australia, Brazil and Iceland, the latter a band called Sisi Ey who are already making waves.  In addition to his own material, he'll be re-releasing lost classics from the acid house and Belgian New Beat eras.

In addition to live appearances with Hercules & Love Affair, Butler continues to criss-cross the globe with DJ dates in Chile, USA, Canada, Mexico and the UK in the coming months.

Connect with mr.intl:
mr.intl officlal site - http://mr-intl.net/
mr.intl Facebook - www.facebook.com/mrintlrecords
mr.intl Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/mr-intl
mr.intl Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/label/mr-intl/16923

Connect with Andy Butler and Hercules & Love Affair:
Hercules site - herculesandloveaffair.net
Hercules YouTube - herculesandloveaffair.net/YouTube-Subscribe
Hercules Facebook Page - herculesandloveaffair.net/Facebook-Like
Hercules Twitter - herculesandloveaffair.net/Twitter-Follow
Hercules Instagram - herculesandloveaffair.net/Instagram-Follow
Hercules SoundCloud - herculesandloveaffair.net/SoundCloud
Hercules MixCloud - herculesandloveaffair.net/MixCloud
Hercules Tumblr - herculesandloveaffair.net/Tumblr
Hercules Google+ - herculesandloveaffair.net/G+
Hercules Free Music - herculesandloveaffair.net/Free-Music - Get free downloads of other Hercules tracks
Hercules beatport - herculesandloveaffair.net/beatport
Hercules Spotify - herculesandloveaffair.net/Spotify


Andy Butler - You Can Shine [feat Richard Kennedy]

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