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The Black Light
Pop · 2018 · 8 tracks · 29m

The Black Light

The Ting Tings

A sharp pivot into shadowy, minimalist noir-pop. Hushed vocals and skeletal drum machines replace the duo's signature cheerleader chants for a midnight-hued mood.

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It's like The Ting Tings finally turned the lights off and started making music for the comedown.

A sophisticated, nocturnal melancholia that trades playground energy for adult introspection.

The Black Light · vs · The Ting Tings
Brooding+3.3σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 29m
01
Estranged
5:11
02
Basement
2:17
03
A&E
4:04
04
Blacklight
2:45
05
Earthquake
4:31
06
Fine & Dandy
4:31
07
Word for This
3:16
08
Good Grief
3:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the opening track Estranged builds from a lonely pulse into a dense, atmospheric fog over five minutes.
The sudden, claustrophobic energy of Basement which clocks in at just over two minutes of sharp, rhythmic tension.
The hauntingly sparse arrangement of the title track Blacklight where the silence between notes feels as heavy as the music.
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