Here’s a new band you should check out if you like catchy, danceable indie pop with lots of attitude�from the UK: The Ting Tings. They are super-fresh in all meanings of the phrase. The Ting Tings started playing together less than�a year ago, and they have already made quite a buzz for themselves in England. They have a limited edition 7″ single out on Switchflicker records now, and the record shops are using several interesting references to describe the music. Pure Groove describes�it�quite to the point “One part Shangri-La’s, one part White Stripes, one part Girls Aloud, this is wonderful stuff, both massively commerical and totally lovable at the same time.” Rough Trade says it this way: “think a mix of the b52′s, bananarama, toni basil and euphoric electro-pop”. Mmm, yeah, I can hear those references too. I think my keywords would be raw attitude mixed with high commercial appeal.

I don’t have any proper mp3′s for you this time, only a couple of short 45 second clips from the labelsite. It gives you an idea. If you want to listen to the full songs, myspace is a good place to go. “Great DJ” is the B-side, but I like it better than the a-side, so I’ll put that one first… You can buy the single from the label’s shop.

The Ting Tings – Great DJ�/45 sec. clip

The Ting Tings – That’s not my name / 45 sec. clip