Ting Ting Kick

I've recently been on a Ting Ting kick. I really like this band, I first heard their single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" on the local radio station but I really loved it. I got their album "We Started Nothing" and listened to the whole thing on a train ride back from Manhattan. They're into the driving 4/4 beat that has kind of gotten lost (I think) in recent music trends. Percussive is their word. Everything, even the guitar strums, are short staccato emphasizers to the beat. Another trend on the CD is the tendency to build on simple rhythms. There may be two chords in an entire Ting Tings song, but it's what they put around the two chords that is so interesting. They really are geniuses at production.

The Ting Tings have a pretty interesting story. You can check out their bio at their website here: http://www.thetingtings.com/us/the-band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-E8UlrF_9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r23cm7bL9E&feature=channel_page