number 24 on the UK Albums Chart. 2012–present: Super Critical and The Black Light The band went to Ibiza in September 2012 to begin writing and recording material for their third studio album, which they worked on through in April 2013. They travelled to New York City to mix and master the album in September 2013. In October 2013, the band stated they had nearly finished mixing their third album and were planning to record numerous music videos. They released a club remix of the first single, "Wrong Club" through SoundCloud in April 2014; the single was released to download in July. The duo's third studio album, Super Critical, was released in October 2014. The band's 2015 US tour was cancelled in June 2015 as a result of a hand injury suffered by White. As of March 2018, The Ting Tings have been more active on social media, eventually announcing their new album The Black Light (which was released on 26 October 2018) via their Instagram story. Members Katie White Katherine Rebecca "Katie" White (born 1983 in Lowton, England) was brought up on a farm in Lowton, and attended Lowton School, which has a large performing arts department. In 1995, White's grandfather Ken (of whom Katie saw little) won £6.6 million from the then-newly established National Lottery and gave each of his three sons £1 million. Katie's father David used his share of the money to purchase a haulage company, and he helped Katie during her school years as a prospective musician. Jules De Martino Julian "Jules" De Martino (born 1969 in London) began playing drums at age 13. He studied fine art at Loughton College in Essex and signed a minor publishing deal with Morrison Leahy Music (who also publish George Michael). He formed a band, Mojo Pin, which was influenced by artist Jeff Buckley. The band released two indie singles: "You" and "My Imagination", with Lowlife Records and toured with Irish band the Big Geraniums in 1997. Discography We Started Nothing (2008) Sounds from Nowheresville (2012) Super Critical (2014) The Black Light (2018) Awards and nominations References External links Interviews and reviews The Ting Tings 'We Walk' review. The Ting Tings interview in Coed magazine from 17 June 2008. Students interview The Ting Tings, directly after their Glastonbury 2008 performance for Radiowaves.co.uk. 2007 establishments in England British indie pop groups Columbia Records artists Dance-punk musical groups English dance