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Minotaur
Rock · 2010 · 8 tracks · 26m

Minotaur

The Clientele

A short, misty collection of suburban surrealism. Shimmering guitars and whispered vocals create a world of permanent autumn and flickering streetlamps.

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It’s like a 30-minute walk through a foggy London park where every streetlamp feels like a ghost.

A quiet, surrealist meditation on suburban life that feels both comforting and slightly haunting.

Minotaur · vs · The Clientele
Surreal Abstract+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 26m
01
Minotaur
3:15
02
Jerry
3:57
03
As the World Rises and Falls
4:59
04
Paul Verlaine
3:00
05
Strange Town
1:40
06
No. 33
1:51
07
The Green Man
5:07
08
Nothing Here Is What It Seems
2:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the guitar lines on As the World Rises and Falls seem to dissolve into the reverb tail like ink in water.
The sudden, stark intimacy of the spoken-word delivery in the shorter vignettes like Strange Town.
The transition into the title track where the signature jangle feels unusually heavy and portentous.
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