Ting Ting's Release New Single from Upcoming Record

Earlier this year, we reported how those effervescent and electronic Britpoppers The Ting Tings were finally getting round to a follow up to 2008's We Started Nothing. Named for a massage parlour near their Berlin recording studio, Kunst was to be a summer release but has now become a fall one it seems. However, The Tings-squared did begin streaming the first single, "Hands" late last week. It doesn't make me want to listen on repeat like "That's Not My Name" did, but they do make some right-kicky stuff so fingers crossed the next single they release grabs me tighter.

"Hands" will be formally released on 10/11.

Give a Listen: Hands-The Ting Tings/Buy We Started Nothing



PS: It's sho nice to be back!

Seen Your Video: The Ting Tings Do "That's Not My Name" on Saturday Night Live

Normally, bands go on Saturday Night Live when a new record is out or about to come out so I was really interested in catching The Ting Tings performance this past Saturday. The duo's last record, We Started Nothing was out in 2008, so they are about due.

No luck, they wound up doing two of their previous hits, "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go," instead, but they rocked the snot outta them so it was still great. It's so utterly bizarre to me to imagine dance tracks holding up but these really do. Maybe it was to celebrate their signing with Jay Z and his Roc Nation label, which is based out of NYC, which will put out The Tings' forthcoming second record, titled Kunst. Named for a massage parlour near their Berlin studio, the record is due out this summer.

Give a Read: The Ting Tings at 930 Club review