# Bands Like The Ting Tings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041 "2018-03-05T02:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/21 "2018-03-07T11:33:23Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Grimes and Chvrches are what I originally thought when I saw the thread title, so I think your accounts led you properly. Yay!! I’m not a wierdo. (though my more modern tastes are book-ended by Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and The Human League…so who knows?) Actually, the [Human league](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYU6p3aIZQ) and [Heaven 17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tWN1Iz6oMo) might also be worth a listen. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/22 "2018-03-08T04:17:38Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Given that The Primitives have been invoked, here’s their best tune > > [Stop Killing Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1so-4rS38A) Hehehe, I had all but forgotten that one. Must…resist…urge to rip it off blatantly. > [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Here’s The Shop Assistants > > (I accept these are moving away from The Ting Tings) And I was never aware of that one, thanks! > [@nightshadea](#): > > heres the video were discussing > > [the ting tings happy birthday on yo gabba gabba - Search Videos](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+ting+tings+happy+birthday+on+yo+gabba+gabba&view=detail&mid=EF583E0DC978E38B71AFEF583E0DC978E38B71AF&FORM=VIRE) Love that song, too. Apparently I need to watch a bunch of Yo Gabba Gabba. It seems like the Electric Company, if you’re on drugs. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/23 "2018-03-08T18:48:42Z")
My suggestions that haven’t been mentioned: [The Kills](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXBDZFtMcbg) [The Dead Weather](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0YI0UUazkU) [PJ Harvey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuJE40OBt48) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/24 "2018-03-08T22:24:24Z")
Some more: [CSS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y70ip5jd-GM) [Gossip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn043ArR98M) [Passion Pit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVstHPhaJ6M) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/25 "2018-03-08T23:02:48Z")
Another one to try is [Chicks On Speed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZMwkDTONpM). But, **molten** , it would be nice if you came back into the thread and let us know which suggestions are hitting on what you consider “similar” to the Ting Tings. And what characteristics of their music you’re interested in. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/26 "2018-03-09T05:44:14Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > But, **molten** , it would be nice if you came back into the thread and let us know which suggestions are hitting on what you consider “similar” to the Ting Tings. And what characteristics of their music you’re interested in. Man, at this point, I kind of wish they would hold back for a bit longer. I’m enjoying the Rorschach aspect of “What sounds like The Ting Tings?” I’ve liked just about every band in this thread. Whatever that genre is, it’s apparently right up my alley. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/27 "2018-03-09T11:27:07Z")
There’s something about a good girl-power pop song. As I mentioned in another thread, apparently they get referred to these days as Pop Bangers. **Strangelove Addiction, by the Supreme Beings of Leisure** - let this go for one minute - headphones really add to the effect when the song shifts. [Supreme Beings of Leisure: Strangelove Addiction - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjb4xzY-nB0) **Divinyls, Make Out Alright** - my favorite vocal by Ms. Whisky Kitten, Christina Amphlett, when she adds bits at the end. [Divinyls - 'Make out alright' HQ - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNz0DPqLLY) ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/28 "2018-03-11T03:18:12Z")
Sleigh Bells immediately popped into my head. I thought to check on Google if they might be in the same sub-sub-genre or something, and found that they’ve toured together. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nmFgejWZjtg/maxresdefault.jpg "Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFgejWZjtg) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/29 "2018-03-11T04:11:12Z")
This may be a stretch, but how about [Missing Persons](https://youtu.be/R_UpLtGEWoY)? ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-like-the-ting-tings/810041/30 "2018-03-11T07:15:13Z")
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