The Ting Tings are a serious Myspace buzz band. They hail from Salford, Northwest UK, and have been hitting the hipster shit fan like crazy lately (with over 350,000 hits to their song "That's Not My Name" . They follow in the footsteps of other British female-fronted hip-hop dance artists (Lady Sovereign comes to mind). But Lady Sovereign tries too hard, and she has anxiety attacks on stage. Not The Ting Tings' frontgirl Katie White.
The entire show, she exuberated copious amounts of sass and energy in her music. She's very skinny and small, but it doesn't mean she can't take charge with arms flailing, a sharp tongue, and a serious talent for some mean and poppy dance rhythm guitar (à la Modest Mouse's Float On on a couple songs).
The songs I heard on Myspace before the show didn't catch my ear that much, but live, the Ting Tings put on a really tight show with a great pop. And now after going back to hear some of their tracks again, they really grew on me.
They opened with the dancey "Great DJ" and played only 7 songs total the entire night. Too bad the set was so damn short. It's hard to judge a band that is still in such an early stage of infancy, but once these guys come out with a new album, I'm sure they'll be huge.
I also highly recommend the Rec Center Studio in Echo Park. It's literally a block or two from the Echo (with free parking in the same lot), and is a very cool and modern artsy spot with a ultra chic and refreshing vibe.
Sarah White was super friendly outside the Rec Center after the show. She talked with fans about how happy she was to be in LA, received many compliments on her performance, and hung out for a while.
5/8/08: The Ting Tings' Shut up and Let Me Go was recently featured in a new iPod commercial:
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