The Ting Tings

If a year ago someone had told me that what the world really needed was a spiky, new wave update of Toni Basil’s 80’s cheerleader hit Hey Mickey, I would have been on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to convince him that kicking off a devastating nuclear war wouldn’t be such a bad option after all.

But hold that red button because Salford duo The Ting Tings have done just that and damn it if it isn’t the finest piece of sassy, sing-a-long pop since Debbie Harry was in her peroxide pomp.