Isa and the Filthy Tongues @ Cabaret Voltaire

Inexperience isn't always everything when it comes to firing out visceral thrills. While some might have you believe that bands of a certain age are only fit for the rock'n'roll retirement home, Isa and the Filthy Tongues prove that snotty-nosed tyros don't have a monopoly on tightly-wound primal musical magic. The Edinburgh band – three former members of Goodbye Mr McKenzie and Angelfish plus American singer Stacey Chavis – demonstrated that they possess the fervent hunger of whippersnappers. Like Debbie Harry backed by an amalgam of Ennio Morricone, the Pixies and Link Wray, the band sped through a mix of tunes from this year's underexposed debut album Addiction and a smattering of newies. Instrumental opener 'Nae Tongues' and the chugging glam-rock lasciviousness of 'Finders Fuckers' were the twin peaks of the evening but the constant full-throttle rev of their engine proved these veterans have plenty left in the tank. [Duncan Forgan]