The Ting Tings: The Story So Far...
The Ting Tings are this year's biggest indie success and Xfm has been with them since the start. Check out a shedload of exclusive interviews, sessions and pictures as we chart The Ting Tings year of Xfm support.
The Ting Tings were hatched in The Islington Mill, a bohemian enclave of Salford, Manchester. Tainted by their previous experiences of the music industry, the duo (singer/ bass drummer/ guitarist Katie White and singer/ drummer Jules De Martino) stripped back their sound, focused on big pop hooks and hunkered down.
By their third show at The Mill, the industry that had previously ignored them, came flocking. The band’s first single, a limited 7” of ‘That’s Not My Name’, was released by local indie label Switchflicker in the summer of 2007. It was followed by ‘Fruit Machine’ in autumn, and after much hype, major label Columbia Records eventually snapped them up.
In November 2007, White and De Martino entered the Xfm Manchester studios for the first time, recording a session for Clint Boon’s Music: Response, which you can listen to by clicking here.
And with their star clearly on the rise, the band were invited to perform at Xfm Manchester’s Winter Wonderland, along with The Charlatans and The Cribs. Watch their set by clicking here and check out the gallery here.
‘Great DJ’ became the band’s first UK hit in March 2008, entering the singles chart at No. 33, and to celebrate they performed an exclusive acoustic version for Clint back in January. Listen to the acoustic session by clicking here.
This was around the time when Xfm Online sat down with both band members for an in-depth chat all about their forthcoming album ‘We Started Nothing’, as well as the current workings of the music industry. Click here to check out the full interview.
‘That’s Not My Name’, their second Columbia single, toppled Madonna for the No. 1 spot. Read the news story here as Xfm broke the news.
As an amazing year began to draw to a close, the pair's debut album was released on May 19, not only to rave critical reviews, but also the No. 1 position in the album charts. The Ting Tings were no longer just an indie band from Manchester, but a chart sensation ready to take on the world. And on the week of release they joined X-posure’s John Kennedy for a very special X-posure Album Playback, which you can listen to here.
In May, the band dropped by the Xfm studios in London yet again for Live From Leicester Square, performing a set which as well as included their latest hits and a fine cover of Kings Of Leon’s ‘The Bucket’. Listen to the session by clicking here.
Now, we wait impatiently for next single ‘Shut Up And Let Me Go’ out on July 21 and currently soudtracking the new iPod advert. As far as festivals go, they’ll be packing out the tents at Glastonbury, T in the Park and the Reading/Leeds Festival. Check out all the information on these and the rest of the summer festivals on the Xfm Festival Minisite by clicking here.
After the incredible success of debut album ‘We Started Nothing’, The Ting Tings still have much to conquer.
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