The Tings Tings make insanely catchy, raw pop music with guitars, drums, vocals, and the occasional synthesizer. Simple though that description may be, it seems fitting for the UK duo of Katie White and Jules de Martino, who's entire aesthetic is based on nothing if not simplicity; following the implosion of their previous act, Dear Eskiimo, the two decided to get together and create a sound "driven by personality, unstoppable momentum, friendship and the love of great pop music - however stylised it arrives." (via their bio.) This passion and raw adrenaline, as well as an astonishing talent for instantly-sing-along-able choruses, comes through loud and clear on their debut album, We Started Nothing.
Catchy guitars and dance-punk rhythms aren't the only things The Tings Tings have going for them, though; in fact, probably more arresting than both is the sheer expressive quality of Miss White's voice. Growling and shouting through opener Great DJ before bursting into a chorus of ah-ah-ah-ahs and letting a chuckle slip through on kiss-off to her "foolish boy" Fruit Machine, then slipping seemingly effortlessly into a perfectly smooth delivery for Be The One and never dropping a syllable in Shut Up And Let Me Go's rapid-fire choruses, with her British accent always poking through, the vocal delivery throughout is sure to leave you wanting more. On the evidence of We Started Nothing, The Ting Tings are well on their way to achieving their goal of rocking the foundations of manufactured pop music, and the world is a little better off for it.
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Photo by Karen McBride
The Ting Tings - Great DJ (zShare)
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (zShare)
The Ting Tings offical site
Buy We Started Nothing: CD / Vinyl / iTunes
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