Their second album left a lot to be desired and I caught a gig during their second album tour and due to their new material also left a lot to be desired.

Despite this, I decided to give them another chance and dropped by one of their first gigs to promote their third album. Although, it was a enjoyable laid back gig (with lots of mistakes and problems), the gig suffered from their new material simply not being as good as their first album material. So although I enjoyed the gig, I’m not sure there was enough here to justify me seeing them again. Simply too many bands to see and not enough time. 

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I loved the Ting Ting’s first album. Despite being really ‘poppy’, (or because it was) the album was heavily rotated and I saw them numerous times, including an excellent summer night gig at Somerset House. So I was intrigued to see if they could continue their success with their new album.

With the album only released the day before, the gig suffered from a lack of familiarity with the new materials, both as a listener and a performer, with several technical problems. I don’t mind bands having these teething issues. It makes them more seem more human and they didn’t really detract from the overall experience.

Take it as read that their older often expanded material worked well. With the new material it wasn’t always as rosy. A song I really liked on the new album, Guggenheim that I thought would work really well live, didn’t. Partly I think due to poor vocal sound levels (where I was standing). This left the vocals sounding weak. Other material fared much better and I can see some of he material working really well, especially at summer festivals.

Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to hear the new material latter in the year once it’s had time to bed in.

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