Super Critical [Audio CD] The Ting Tings

THE TING TINGS--known for their massive hits That s Not My Name and Shut Up and Let Me Go, among others--approached this new album differently. Feeling uninspired, the two--Katie White and Jules De Martino--sought out an adventure in late 2012 which took them to Ibiza. As it turned out, unleashing their party spirit was exactly the impetus and momentum needed to craft something special and true to the starting spirit of their musical adventures. The result is SUPER CRITICAL, a hook-stuffed, introspective, modern disco record.brbrWhile in Ibiza, someone introduced Katie and Jules to Duran Duran s stalwart guitarist Andy Taylor who offered to help sift through some old demos and became co-producer of this project. Songs began emerging. It felt like making a record while partying in your bedroom, which is pretty much exactly how we made the first album, Jules explains. In 9 months we became like family. It was a massive education for us. His old analogue approach, the studio set-ups he used in the 80s with Duran were perfect for the sound we were looking for. That approach isn t around anymore. Studio people don t know how to achieve it.