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It's too often that most, some or occasionally only the hit track on an album are great. still it was *very* good and the first place I heard them which led to my buying the album. I recently heard them again on a TV show and could tell the difference between their performance and their recorded music. The voice of Katie White has that unusally good sound and is one often missed in the "sound the same" world. I'm looking forward to their next release.
A rarity is that I like *all* tracks on the album. Both are great but the TV appearance lacked the background tracks. just can't get enough of this "Rock Pop" duo. The only thing wrong with the album "We Started Nothing" is there are only 10 songs. Speaking of duo.
I've seen Katie White not only perform vocals but also guitar, drums and other insturments.Definitely music you will feel in your bones and have you wanting to move them.
I haven't stopped listening since. If you don't, that's ok, too I bought this because I fell in love with "Great DJ". You either get it or you don't.
(yes I just downloaded the album.). Part way into their 2nd song at the end of the show I figured the needle was at least 2/3 towards really great. Never heard them before but just saw them on SNL. Instantly engaging but I couldn't tell if it was really stupid or really great. clever, addicting, well done even if its dumb fun.
Seems music just has to be noise these days. I was wondering whether anyone would give this a good review. Robotic wanderings comes to mind.
Overall, it's fun and catchy, but I was expecting better songcraft. While Katie does a decent job at singing, her songwriting is a little infantile. While the musical arrangements are good and the production is great, it's lacking in other areas- particularly in the area of songwriting. Even the album's first single "Great DJ" is a little silly at times. The Ting Tings are a British duo comprised of singer/songwriter Katie White and multi-instrumentalist/producer Jules De Martino. Their debut album, "We Started Nothing" is an album that is unapologetically fun and dance oriented. I find myself listening to songs like "Fruit Machine", "That's Not My Name", and the title track and I try very hard to keep a straight face.
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