The Ting Tings are back. We were all overwhelmed with monster number one hit ‘That’s Not My Name’ and similarly addictive follow-up ‘Shut Up And Let Me Go’, and anyone who had the pleasure of seeing them live would agree they put on a good show for just two people. And new single ‘Hands’ sees them return to a recognisably hooking single.
‘Hands’ sees Jules De Martino and Katie White get even more poppy; a beat made for the nightclub, keyboard driven throughout and with the simple chorus asking ‘clap your hands if you’re working too hard’. But it is as addictive as its predecessors, if not more so, the heavy synths and simplicity guaranteeing it is readymade for the dance floor.
If the track is a summariser of forthcoming album ‘Kunst’, then we are in for a couple more months of being inundated by annoyingly brilliant modern pop classic from the Ting Tings. But I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I hope there’s more guitars on the album. I preferred ‘Great DJ’ and ‘Be The One’ from indie-pop debut album ‘We Started Nothing’; it was what separated the duo from other more forgettable bands of 2008.
It is a slightly selfish demand and it shouldn’t be taken as a massive criticism of ‘Hands’. It is as seductive as earlier Ting Tings hit and I challenge anyone to not dance to this if it comes on in a club. It would be brilliant to hear the pop-rock Ting Tings sound on ‘Kunst’ though, and not just the dance-pop side of their talents.
Fantastically addictive and here it is for your viewing pleasure, 'Hands'.
NWR
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