The Quietus — Patrick Clarke took a trip to the heart of Liverpool's freak scene to experience the city's finest new addition to a packed festival calender, taking in mind-bending sets from Bo Ningen, Part Chimp, The Cosmic Dead and more. All photos by Vicky Pea. more info
Guardian Music — The xx, On tourA lot of groups talk about going back to basics, but the achievement of this London band was to purge their sound of superfluous elements before they recorded a note. The vocals are allowed to morosely intone tales of emotional drama a... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Stephanie Crumley "I rarely listen to metal," says Brooks, 37. "I grew up on it, so there's a part of me that's influenced by old metal. I'm a child of [music of] the late '70s, '80s and '90s,... more info
Altsounds — In support of their upcoming split EP with *Torche*, and final US tour dates, UK's sludge-rock powerhouse *Part Chimp* have premiered their new song "*The Watcher*" at Brooklynvegan.com.
Appearing on the aforementioned EP, "*The Watcher*" is also on... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Part Chimp While Torche stretches their covers muscle with three Guided By Voices jams on their forthcoming split on Chunklet, the mighty Part Chimp have other plans. Since the split and corresponding tour will act as the band's... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Torche at Webster Hall (more by Greg Cristman) As previously predicted, Torche and Part Chimp are hitting the road in November in celebration of their upcoming 12" on Chunklet Records. The record has Torche covering three Guided by... more info