The Feast of the Broken Heart

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The Feast of the Broken Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)
Genre House
Length44:08
Label Moshi Moshi
Producer
Hercules and Love Affair chronology
Blue Songs
(2011)
The Feast of the Broken Heart
(2014)
Omnion
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10 [1]
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 7/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [10]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 8/10 [12]

The Feast of the Broken Heart is the third studio album by dance music group Hercules and Love Affair, released on May 26, 2014, by Moshi Moshi Records internationally and the following day in the United States by Big Beat Records and Atlantic Records. [1] [13]

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic's Andy Kellman and The Guardian 's Lanre Bakare rated the album four out of five stars. [3] [7]

Rob LeDonne of T magazine called it "a subtle stylistic departure from Butler's earlier releases." [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hercules Theme 2014"
  • Andrew Butler
  • Gustaph
  • Rouge Mary
2:58
2."My Offence"
  • Butler
  • Krystle Warren
4:04
3."I Try to Talk to You"
  • Butler
  • John Grant
4:12
4."That's Not Me (feat.Gustaph)"
  • Butler
  • Gustaph
4:10
5."Think"
  • Butler
  • Mary
3:36
6."5:43 to Freedom"
  • Butler
  • Mary
5:43
7."The Light"Butler5:22
8."Liberty"
  • Butler
  • Grant
  • Gustaph
4:42
9."Do You Feel the Same? (Feat. Gustaph)"
  • Butler
  • Gustaph
4:42
10."The Key"
  • Butler
  • Mary
4:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Feast of the Broken Heart. [15]

Charts

Chart performance for The Feast of the Broken Heart
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 110
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 110
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [19] 18
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 16

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