Torche / Part Chimp

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Torche / Part Chimp
Stoner metal, sludge metal
Length18:17
LabelChunklet
Torche chronology
Songs for Singles
(2010) 		Torche / Part Chimp
(2011) 		Harmonicraft
(2012)
Part Chimp chronology
Thriller
(2009) 		Torche / Part Chimp
(2011)
Alternative cover
Cover for Part Chimp's side of the vinyl packaging. Artwork designed by sci-fi artist Trevor Claxton.[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press
[2]
Rock Sound(8/10)[3]

Torche / Part Chimp is a

cover songs of the American indie rock band Guided by Voices, and Part Chimp's side features two newly recorded songs.[5] Part Chimp's songs are also some of the final tracks they recorded before disbanding.[3]

The split EP received average to positive reviews from music critics. Jason Heller of

Alternative Press praised Torche's choice to cover three Guided by Voices songs, and noted that the two artists are, "surprisingly sympathetic pop titans separated only by volume and age." However, Heller said that Part Chimp's songs, "simply don't measure up to the stellar (and likely once-in-a-lifetime) pairing of Torche and GBV."[2] Pete Withers of Rock Sound said "the whole thing kicks arse on a major scale." Withers said that Part Chimp's songs were a "fitting send-off for one of the past decade's loudest scuzziest bands," and that Torche's covers proved that the group's "fuzzed-out melodic muscle continues to be grossly underestimated."[3]

Track listing

Side A: Torche

  1. "Exit Flagger" (originally written by Guided by Voices) – 2:30
  2. "Postal Blowfish" (originally written by Guided by Voices) – 2:27
  3. "Unleashed! The Large Hearted Boy" (originally written by Guided by Voices) – 2:05

Side B: Part Chimp

  1. "Dr. Horse" – 5:10
  2. "The Watcher" – 6:05

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 1465-0185
    .
  2. ^
    Alternative Press
    . Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. ^
    ISSN 1465-0185
    .
  4. Pitchfork Media
    . Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Bevan, David (November 3, 2011). "First Spin: Stream Torche and Part Chimp's Split EP". Spin. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

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