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The Ting Tings

Indie rock
Indie rockSynth-pop

The Ting Tings is a Indie rock and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Toto, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and Jeff Buckley. Those roots explain a lot about how The Ting Tings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ladyhawke, La Roux, Kate Nash, Little Boots and Cansei de Ser Sexy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Calvin Harris, Nature and Junior Varsity, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Ting Tings, reaching back through Does It Offend You, Yeah? and forward to Calvin Harris. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Ting TingsDoes It Offend You, …TotoSteely DanChristopher CrossJeff BuckleyPortisheadBeastie BoysSpice GirlsCalvin HarrisNatureJunior VarsityLadyhawkeLa RouxKate NashLittle BootsCansei de Ser SexyMiike SnowHard-FiNoisettes

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The Ting Tings connections

The Ting Tings grew out of Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Toto, Steely Dan and Christopher Cross, shares an orbit with Ladyhawke, La Roux, Kate Nash and Little Boots, went on to shape Calvin Harris, Nature and Junior Varsity. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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