Music Amused

That Tingles!

I'm driving to work one morning hoping to hear something good when I stop on a band called "The Ting Tings".

Usually I'm not all coffee-ed up enough yet to listen to something so upbeat, but I liked this! It was a Calvin Harris remix, and we know I like Calvin Harris!

The song is called "Great DJ" and I expect to be hearing more of it! And so should you, if you haven't already. They were at this years much talked about SXSW Festival held in Austin, Texas.

All it is is a boy, and a girl. Spin Magazine calls frontwoman Katie White "pure spunk", and says "Jules De Martino rocks rhythms skinny-jean clean, while a little cowbell, plunky key jabs craft a DIY chime."

After reading up a little more, I find that Katie White used to sing in a little known, short-lived girl band by the name of TKO. I have heard TKO, "hear it on the radiooo!" Standing for "Total Knock Out," White and her two friends never released an album.

Jules De Martino was in a few other bands and met Katie while she was still with TKO. But, not too long after, the two of them developed Dear Eskiimo.

I haven't heard enough of The Ting Tings yet, and I'd like to hear more. Other than "Great DJ" I like their first single, "That's Not My Name". They're kind of a big deal over in the UK, but I'm sure they will be here soon, too. Their album, We Started Nothing, will be available in the UK in May, but the release date here in the States is still TBA.

For now, head to their MySpace page and take a listen.

Photo and text sources: Spin Magazine, Wikipedia