Tom Devlin
Sarah Farrell
Andrew Forster
Peter Hall
Daniel Rose-Troup
Michael Ross
Influences
The Velvet Underground, Destroyer, Belle and Sebastian, Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, The Left Banke, The Zombies, My Bloody Valentine, The Boo Radleys, Nick Drake, Black Moon, Spacemen 3, Sonic Youth, The Pharcyde, Neil Young, The Beta Band, Field Music, The Flaming Lips, Midlake, The Beach Boys, Deerhunter, Radiohead, The National, Great Lakes, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Smiths, Pixies, Mercury Rev, The Shins, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, The Delgados, The Ronettes, Blur
All of this time - wrote and recorded in a day in a freezing church with a huge brass band!
Anyone who had a heart
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Minotaurs were never likely to be pigeonholed as just another guitar band. Bursting out of South Shields, the seaside town more famed for Saturday night scuffles than finely crafted mini-epics, they bring a mix of immaculate vocals, beautifully arranged songs and heartbreaking narratives that give an entirely new twist to the art form making them one of the most exciting bands around today.While their joyous live shows have been rightly acclaimed as a breath of fresh air for melodic folk-pop this EP lifts them head and shoulders above their peers, showing them at their self-consciously stunning best. NME
A demo on their myspace that's rapidly becoming my favourite song of the summer: interlocking male and female voices, evoking melancholy and wonder, hyming the humble and uncertain among us. The Guardian
Where Captain and Magic Numbers have failed is where Minotaurs succeed - unafraid of power in songs, 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' with its graceful guitars combine with vocals and drums with passion, not just cuteness. With so many copy cat sounds and false indie fancies, Minotaurs are sure to fill that ever growing hole where earnest indie should be. 4/5. High Voltage
Anyone Who Had A Heart is the debut EP from the South Shields based 6-piece, Minotaurs. Available on 12" vinyl and download, this is solid collection of four potentially massive pop songs. Jangling guitars, starry-eyed textures and equally beautiful melodies and harmonies paint incredibly romantic landscapes. If you're looking for a cross-reference then you might say they resemble a less depressing version of The Smiths. Judging by the standards of this EP it becomes pretty clear that this is a band that is far more talented then the majority of indie-pop outfits currently littering the charts. 4/5. Leeds Music Scene
Minotaurs sound like The Arcade Fire if they came from a Northern English nowhere town - South Shields in this case. Uplifting Big pop tunes with a Flaming Lips sense of melody and gorgeous boy-girl harmonies, this is classic indie-pop with the sound of a summer turning cold. On the radar. Music Dash
'magical' 4/5 manchestermusic 'an uplifting and deeply melodic masterpiece' newcastle chronicle 'the aural equivalent of a massive hug...sublime' 4.5/5 NARC 'good old fashioined guitar pop' indie mp3 'a bit of zombies, a bit of neil young, and a bit of alright!' THE CRACK
Hey there Peter Hall. Remember sharing your music with a (slightly) pissed couple at V?? After crashing someone's tent party and a delightful irish girl called Siobhan? well I managed to spell Minotaurs and thought i'd say hi. i shall keep my eye on you lot. Take care. Helen (& Mark) x
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So So So enjoyed myself last night, maybe a little too much judging how my head feels!! Loved singing along!!! Devastated when you didnt have any CDs, only the vinyls as nice as they were!!
....and i just ordered mine too!Fancy bumpin into a fellow band member with the same idea-Robs right though-brilliant song that needs to be heard. We shall be pluggin you down here! Ad J. A
Hi there...thnx 4 the connection !! Took some time to listen to your music and it sounds just GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greetz from D E E Z E L (Belgium) IF you can find the time please check out my music too (thnx)
