It wasn't all that long ago when Ash were the new teens on the block, making their first faltering steps towards a sound of their own. Last night, at the SFX, it was the turn of the embryonic Chicks to play apprentice, and as the three-piece girl group stumbled into the light they balanced precariously between charming ineptitude and hormone-fuelled power.

The teenage riot grrrl threesome have been fêted by such heavyweight broadcasters as Steve Lamacq and their debut EP - Criminales, Coches, Pistolas Y Chicas - certainly wraps the shallow concerns of youth into a neat little pop bubble. Live, Chicks manage to muddle their way through gabba-hey tunes such as Rocca Rocca, Feminist, Jewels, Black Boy and You Wanna Be Me, but, with a combination of smart songs and the Ronnie Spector-like voice of Isabel Reyes, it may not be long before things become crystalclear for Chicks.