We Started Nothing is the debut album from The Ting Tings. Tipped in the top three of the BBC's Sound of 2008 poll at the beginning of the year, seemingly they have much to prove. However, The Ting Tings aren't about proving themselves; they are simply here to enjoy it. Making great British pop music - their way - is what they're about. Born of a desire to employ the DIY ethic from day one - Katie White and Jules De Martino escaped the industry trappings they once experienced in a previous band and went back to basics as a duo. They stripped back everything they thought they both knew about making music and the industry that revolved around every note.

We Started Nothing is a debut album brimming with intuitive pop noise. It's pure garage-pop and once heard will in-bed itself into your subconscious for many days, weeks, months to come. Snappy choruses trade off against angular gutar work, whip smart drumming and a succession of loops that they create live with the use of delay pedals.
The debut album by Salford's The Ting Tings comes hot on the heels of their No.1 single "That's Not My Name", a nugget of pop gold that comes on like a genetic splicing of Toni Basil's "Micky" and The Knack's "My Sharona". The bulk of We Started Nothing follows a similar formula, navigating a path between the smart, angular indie of CSS, Bonde Do Role, et al and the pop mainstream. Here and there, they pull it off perfectly: the stutter-rap of "Fruit Machine" sees vocalist Katie White leading on some poor sap with sultry charisma and lip-gloss sass, while the excellent "Shut Up and Let Me Go" is snappy dance-punk in the spirit of Blondie's "Rapture" or Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". Elsewhere, they branch out with mixed results. "We Walk" builds from quiet flourishes of piano into a surprisingly steely manifesto: "Smash the rest up/Burn it down/Put us in the corner cause we're into ideas", sneers White. Rather less good is "Traffic Light", a light, jazzy number that employs a number of somewhat forced driving metaphors to describe a relationship hit the skids. Still, it's a debut with promise, and a string of good singles is nothing to be sniffed at. -–Louis Pattison

Customer Rating:
Summary: Just Buy the Singles...
Comment: ...I really should have kept to buying their singles on iTunes. The rest of the album is a slight departure from the three funky, dance, hits: "Great DJ, "That's Not My Name", and "Shut Up..."

The rest of the album is forgettable, and if you actually bought the whole thing, expecting amazing music- regrettable.

I'm usually reluctant buying whole album from new artists that I've only heard a few songs from, and this is exactly why.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Suprise
Comment: I first became interested in this group after seeing them on the Craig Ferguson Show. After sampling their songs on Amazon I decided to purchase the album. It was a great suprise! While it is not the type of music that I usually listen to, I am completely hooked! The beats are infectious and the lyrics are fun and addictive. I find myself humming the tunes in my head all day long. The music reminds me of the best dance/punk songs from the late 80's and 90's. The best word to describe this album is FUN! I have recommended it to everyone that I know, and they feel the same way! There is not a "bad" song of the bunch. You will not be disappointed!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome CD
Comment: The Ting-Tings rock! They have such a unique sound--like a mixture of something from the 60's-70's mod-style world mixed with modern elements. The female singer has such a cute voice and she dominates most of the tracks. Fun, happy music--a great escape.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: It's about time
Comment: Well it's about time there's artists like The Ting Tings being noticed in the mainstream. Before they came along I've given up on listening to the radio when all they play is from mindless Britney Spears to winy voice of My Chemical Romance. I'm beginning to wonder about the scouts and major labels that sign up these people. Have they given up on real talent and just decided to only label bands and singers that sound alike? Where the music is based on meaningless non-melodic sound of distorted guitars and shouting singers, maybe you can catch a word or two you can understand. They try so hard to be different and complicated but end up sounding the same as the rest. I had to rely on my old cd's of Depeche Mode, The Smiths, New Order. Love them but is there any other band or singers these days with the same passion and love for music out there besides Jem, Interpol, or Feist?

The Ting Tings was a breath of fresh air when I first heard them. Finally a band that stands out, catchy melodies, and simple tunes. It takes alot of talent to make it work and not sound it's missing something. From fun and danceble tracks of "That's not My Name", "Great DJ", to Kate's melodic and angelic voice in "Traffic Light". This is a feel good album to get.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Ting Tings
Comment: The album has a great sound, bringing the 80's style back into things. Enjoyable to listen all the way through.

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