the ting tings...

stateofflux · 23-01-2008 11:41AM #1

just heard a band called the ting tings the other day ...have to say they are one of the best indie/pop bands ive heard in years...the tunes are pop classics...and so simple...check em out if you hav'nt already

http://www.myspace.com/thetingtings

Gillington · 30-01-2008 12:13PM

Yeah saw these on one of them Channel4 programs a while ago they seemed pretty funky alright.Pretty good for a two-piece.

Loveless · 30-01-2008 12:25PM

don't know about the lead singer though :rolleyes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/images/digi/tingtong.jpg

LadyMayBelle · 30-01-2008 09:03PM

Stupid name..saw them in the NME a few weeks back as ones to watch or whatever

Pat D. Almighty · 03-02-2008 12:11PM

Another annoying UK 'indie' band....woo hoo!

Zapp Brannigan · 12-02-2008 07:22PM

They were a hit at glastonbury last year. I think they're alright, they'll prolly be pushed by NME and become massive though.

Chong · 15-05-2008 09:21PM

I cant wait for tomorrow , Album Release.

I hope its good

Predhead · 15-05-2008 09:24PM

Heard of them ages ago. They're OK. Can see that sound getting old very quickly though.

Also their name is just stupid.

perfect_circle · 15-05-2008 10:50PM

they have some catchy tunes.. but "that's not my name" is way overplayed and is starting to really really annoy me

johnny_ultimate · 15-05-2008 10:58PM

Really can't stand this band. That's Not My Name... urghh. British indie at its most insipid.

KnifeWRENCH · 16-05-2008 02:01AM

Great DJ is a fantastic pop song! Brillliant, mindless, silly sinalong songs are needed sometimes

ZakAttak · 16-05-2008 09:39AM

Sometimes weirdness and quirkiness are seen to display originality and creativity- Sonic youth,for instance. But it doesn't mean they're any good.

Amazotheamazing · 16-05-2008 11:46AM

The "that's not my name" song has to be one of the most annoying songs ever to waste radio space. Makes Scouting For Girls sound as fresh as the Beatles.

Basq · 16-05-2008 11:55AM

I'm quite impressed with the album to be perfectly honest!

Nice mix of songs on there.

djfitzerjnr · 17-05-2008 01:29PM

great dj is a pretty classy tune....
singer is pretty hot 2! useta be in some support band 2 steps...now 4 ya!

lordgoat · 17-05-2008 07:46PM

Only know that ****ing song that is on the radio and it is s-h-i-t.

DadaKopf · 17-05-2008 11:08PM

They look and sound boring and rubbish.

adox · 17-05-2008 11:22PM

I really like "Thats not my name". havent heard the rest of the album yet.

Makaveli · 21-05-2008 11:35PM

Have heard their two singles on the radio constantly but didn't know who it was. I can't stand those two songs. Awful stuff. I actually thought it was Avril Lavigne the first time I heard That's Not My Name. Horrible, and they will just be played ad nauseam too. Can only hope they shrivel up and disappear sooner rather than later.

21-05-2008 11:41PM

I remember some reviewer reffering to them as having hello-mickeyesque reppetative songs,

I think thats a very fitting description.

guinnessdrinker · 22-05-2008 12:18AM

I haven't heard their new single yet but I really liked Great DJ so I hope it's as good if not better!

Blisterman · 22-05-2008 01:57PM

lmtduffy wrote: »

I remember some reviewer reffering to them as having hello-mickeyesque reppetative songs,

I think thats a very fitting description.

Glad I'm not the only person to think that.

yevveh · 22-05-2008 11:20PM

If 'That's Not My Name' doesn't rank in 2008's worst songs I'll be surprised.

zuchum · 23-05-2008 02:05AM

yevveh wrote: »

If 'That's Not My Name' doesn't rank in 2008's worst songs I'll be surprised.

I don't know how it's getting so much airplay...

Truly irritating, and cynically marketed nonsense.

rowlandbrowner · 23-05-2008 12:52PM

they should have forgone the 7 minutes they spent thinking up "the ting tings" and just called themselves generic nme band.

johnny_ultimate · 23-05-2008 01:33PM

Figured out what song Great DJ is, and its probably as bad as Thats Not My Name (although that song deserves a special place in the depths of musical hell). If these are the highlights of the album, I wouldn't touch the rest with a barge pole. Completely undeserving of the hype they are getting, and a painful reminder of how marketing can triumph over talent.

c7 · 24-05-2008 10:45PM

I'm a huge fan of the ting tings. Got Great DJ from the Single of the Week on iTunes way back in January and have been waiting for the album ever since. Got it last week, certainly grew on me since. Songs like Fruit Machine i thought I'd hate but it got stuck on my head. They've a new song, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" that's doing the rounds on YouTube as it was used in an iPod commercial in the States.

And they're playing at a big festival this year!

nyarlothothep · 25-05-2008 12:26PM

I had a dream last night that prog would return in a big way and all the indie bands would become obsolete.

mwnger · 29-05-2008 03:13PM

Surprised at all the negative comments regarding the Ting Tings on this thread. I think they're one of the most promising bands to arrive on the scene in a long time - Great DJ is definitely track of the year so far!

Saw them in the Village last month, fantastic gig. Check them out live before rushing to judgement is all I'll say!

Regarding the name, I think it's a nod to the Tom Tom Club (the husband and wife from Talking Heads) - one of their biggest influences apparently.

The Ting Tings are also another example of female frontmen (front-women?) completely trouncing their male counterparts in the talent, performing and charisma departments.

See also - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, CSS, Goldfrapp, The Go! Team, and others I can't remember at the mo.

Creamy Goodness · 29-05-2008 03:42PM

mwnger wrote: »

See also - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, CSS, Goldfrapp, The Go! Team, and others I can't remember at the mo.

yeh they actually write good music though. also blood red shoes need a mention.

the ting tings are just one of them bands that nme got a whiff of now everyone likes them, happens to a lot of bands.

dbs_sailor · 29-05-2008 03:44PM

****e

the ting tings...

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