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