We Started Nothing (The Ting Tings)

Thanks to a very nice price for The Ting Tings' We Started Nothing at Best Buy, I decided to give the album a chance. My first impression is fairly positive. It's not one of my top albums of the year, but it wouldn't be one of my bottom albums either. Some tracks are better than others, but overall it's a decent listen. Perhaps in July, when I can listen to music and not be incredibly tired, I'll spin this one again for a more critical, specific opinion.

Tracks:
1. Great DJ
2. That's Not My Name
3. Fruit Machine
4. Traffic Light
5. Shut Up and Let Me Go
6. Keep Your Head
7. Be the One
8. We Walk
9. Impacilla Carpisung
10. We Started Nothing

Song of the Day: "That's Not My Name"

ARTIST: The Ting Tings
TITLE: "That's Not My Name"
YEAR: 2007/2008

I don't know much about the duo known as The Ting Tings. Don't like their name, and not a fan at all of the first song I heard from them, "Great DJ." However, I rather like "Shut Up and Let Me Go," which is currently being featured in an iPod advert. Now, "That's Not My Name" is looking to hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and I have to say, I love this song despite myself. Part of it is the hand claps and part of it is the vocal style on the "Are you calling me darling" part, but there's something else that I can't quite pinpoint. I suppose the song just works. It certainly has worked well enough for me to play it several times today.

You can hear the song here. It can be found on the album We Started Nothing (to be released) or the "That's Not My Name" single.