The Ting Tings

• http://www.myspace.com/thetingtings
• http://www.thetingtings.com/us/frontpage?cmdr=ip2country/detected
• These glitzy popsters' upbeat sonic thrusts club-punching guitars and adolescent coos, at times sounding as if Kylie Minogue attended indie-rock training camp and graduated with honors in handclaps and hipster sass. Frontwoman Katie White is pure spunk, spinning six-string jangles into breakout singles ("Great DJ"), when not rocketing lyrics about bitter breakups ("Shut Up & Let Me Go") and proper epithet techniques ("That's Not My Name"). Drummer Jules De Martino rocks rhythms skinny-jean clean, while a little cowbell, plunky key jabs, and a self-deprecating album title -- We Started Nothing -- craft a DIY chime.
  --Gavin Paul Giovagnol, Spin Magazine Online