Isa & the Filthy Tongues - New Town Killers

Best not mention Shirley Manson in earshot of this band; Manson left a previous incarnation in order to become vocalist for Garbage, a move that (judging by their press release) is still a bit of a sore spot. But while the Tongues might have been muttering under their breath for a decade, history has not been kind to Butch Vig's outfit and judging by this single it could be time for the Tongues to enter the spotlight. New Town Killers is a gem of a track that comes across like Lee Mavers doing shoegaze, with tinny, early-Nineties-era drums and shimmering guitar accompanying vivid lyrics penned by Skids frontman and latter day thesp Richard Jobson.