05.28.08
Ting Tings: We Started Nothing - review
I’m not intending to do this for every new album which comes out, but I got hold of the Ting Tings album yesterday and I’ve given it a couple of listens so I thought I’d share my thoughts.
The purchase was based on the 2 singles taken from it “Great DJ” and “That’s not my name” plus some on-line listening to some of the live stuff. And if you like what you’ve heard so far then I’d recommend you go and buy the album!
The style is.. well let’s just say that it’s difficult to put the Ting Tings into a box.. I’ve seen them variously described as this or that (usually unfavourably) and on the whole I think that these comparisons are incorrect and poorly judged. In fact these guys pretty much stand on their own with a sound which cannot be mistaken for anyone else.. this is a good thing! The tracks on the album vary greatly in their pace, drive and lyrical content but I think that all hold their own in terms of listenability -put it this way there’s not a track I’d skip over.
The only complaint I have is that, in the current climate, 10 tracks is the bare minimum that any band can get away with.. 2 or 3 more would have rounded this off nicely for me.. as it was I hit play and listened to the whole album again.
- J.
sean said,
June 13, 2008 at 5:14 pm
oh my, and I thought your WERE the Ting Tings drummer !
Interesting group though.