Since George Harrison shrugged off his mortal coil, Paul McCartney has been a changed man. He’s not quite as ‘thumbs aloft’ these days and has returned to the live arena to play more obscure Beatle numbers like Helter Skelter and Getting Better (well, relatively). As such, his stock has risen and the kids want in.

Having worked with the Super Furry Animals on a Fireman project, Sir Paul is not averse to teaming up with younger psychedelic acts. And so, once upon a time, he flippantly said he wanted to do something with MGMT.

Now, because he hasn’t called in the last five minutes, MGMT are acting like spurned mentals, crying to the press about broken promises and hearts or some rubbish.