Sounds from Nowheresville
by The Ting Tings
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2012
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
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  1. BlacSteph
    Mar 26, 2012
    3
    This album is a real disappointment!!! I excepted a lot more from them, there are like two songs that i can listen too. This album was not worth the wait.
  2. Teaspoon
    Feb 27, 2012
    2
    There may be bongo drums and bells chimes thrown in aimlessly to try and spice things up, but that frankly cannot distract from the pairâ
  3. dustin4528354
    May 7, 2012
    0
    This album unsuccessfully comes of as an album, and more like a comedy EP. The only standout track on the album is it's second official single, "Hit Me Down Sonny". With "Hang It Up" being just tolerable. All the other stuff can't even put you to sleep, I think they may start using this album for torture overseas though.

    Coming off of "That's Not My Name", "Shut Up And Let Me Go", "Fruit    This album unsuccessfully comes of as an album, and more like a comedy EP. The only standout track on the album is it's second official single, "Hit Me Down Sonny". With "Hang It Up" being just tolerable. All the other stuff can't even put you to sleep, I think they may start using this album for torture overseas though.

    Coming off of "That's Not My Name", "Shut Up And Let Me Go", "Fruit Machine", "Great DJ", "Be The One", & "We Walk" this album, sorry i mean comedy EP, just appears lazy, and like they have no goal in sight, mission or reason to do music.

    The Ting Tings (after "Hit Me Down Sonny" doing moderately well in the UK) are official done unless their third album is a masterpiece. If anyone even remembers who they are still (that actually may be better in their case!    … Expand

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 30
  3. Negative: 6 out of 30
  1. Beats Per Minute
    Apr 12, 2012
    45
    Unfortunately it's largely downhill from here [after opener "Silence"].
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  2. Spin
    Mar 27, 2012
    30
    Maybe the Ting Tings have pulled some sort of Lou Reed maneuver here. Maybe this is their Lulu.
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  3. Mojo
    Mar 23, 2012
    60
    They sound more and more as if they've found a sound that they can all their own. [Apr 2012, p.94]
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