The Ting Tings Recording Second Album In Berlin Jazz Club

The Ting Tings seemed to appear from nowhere at the beginning of last year. Although both members, Jules De Martino and Katie White, had been in other groups for years, The Ting Tings was the first to become really big. They quickly built a sizable fan base thanks to their cross genre appeal, with both clubbers and Indie fans falling for their addictive songs.

Their debut album, We Started Nothing, is astoundingly good, full of catchy tunes perfect for playing on a hot summer’s day. It includes the five singles released which charted, including That’s Not My Name which reached number one in the British singles chart. And now, they’re preparing to record their as-yet-untitled second album.

The Manchester duo recently told BBC Newsbeat of their plans, which see the group going to Germany to try out new material and set the tone for the new record.

Drummer/vocalist Jules De Martino said:

“We fell in love with Berlin the times we’ve played there… we go there in October when we finish the Pink tour.”

Guitarist/vocalist Katie White said:

“We did the first album by throwing house parties. We’d try them out on our drunk friends and if they danced we’d go ‘Great, let’s carry on!’ We’re gonna do the same in Berlin – that’s why we’ve got the jazz club – so we can just stick a big plastic bag over the studio so it doesn’t get beer on and experiment on some crazy Berliners.”

“[We've got] all these hooks and licks we’ve been rehearsing in sound checks and emailing and texting each other lyrics… we just kind of save them up and mash them all together and rock out.”

The duo did say they had no full songs actually finished but will concoct new songs from all the various ideas they’ve had over the past year. It seems German music fans are going to be in for a treat as The Ting Tings essentially turn a jazz club in the city into the location for jamming sessions for new material.

I’ve got high hopes for The Ting Tings second album because the duo should have learned a lot from their experiences last year and be able to bring them through into the music. With recording beginning at the end of this year, a 2010 release date seems assured.

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