Scrappy, upbeat indie rock provides the backdrop, with a punchy rhythm, infectious melodies and a ridiculously catchy chorus complete with perfectly placed ‘do do dos’. There are shades of The Strokes in the guitars alongside a touch of Britpop and Pulp’s knack for turning sharply observed everyday details into something funny. The vocals move between playful and lightly sneering, but ‘Not Cool’ never sounds genuinely bitter – they’re having far too much fun taking the mick for that.

Funny without tipping into novelty and catchy without overcomplicating things, it’s proof that sometimes all you need is a good melody, a rubbish ex and some questionable underwear-buying arrangements.

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A lot of songwriters might use their craft as a means to process life, but not many end up with a wild end result like Disgusting Sisters. A winning mix of horror, humor, musical influences that span from electro to emo and a wealth of joint experience, it speaks to a childhood of pet rats and pranks; world-building and wicked games.

‘Sorry Mister’ is an infectious, wryly unapologetic indie-pop anthem imagining a chaotic night out filled with questionable men and one clear conclusion: “I don’t want to offend you, but I prefer my sister.” Raw, witty and crowd-tested, the track captures the duo’s electrifying live energy (following a run of standout UK shows.)

On the new single, Disgusting Sisters say – “’Sorry Mister’ is inspired by those nights out where you constantly find yourself trying to reject unwanted attention. As a woman you’re often taught to smile, apologize, and avoid offending anyone even when you’re uncomfortable. We love the irony of ‘Sorry, Mister’ because it plays on that contrast between politeness and the raw truth, celebrating female solidarity and the freedom to stop apologising for saying no”

Skin & Blisters:

1. Sorry Mister
2. Weirdo Magnet
3. Not Cool
4. Killing It
5. Baby K
6. Waste Of Space
7. Fencesitter
8. Frankenstein
9. TGIF
10. Calvin Klein

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‘Calvin Klein’ is a warped synth pulse set to a classic tale of romantic decision-making alongside a metaphor about a certain drug cocktail. They say:

“There’s two different kinds of guys in life – there’s either the guy who’s really nice but kind of boring, or the one who’s a complete arsehole with a huge ego but at least he’s fun. Every time you’re with one, you want to be with the other but Calvin Klein is the perfect mix of the two”

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On TGIF, Disgusting Sisters say – “’TGIF’ is a song about a person trapped in a dead-end 9-to-5 job, dragging themselves through the same dull routine week after week. By the time Friday hits, they’re so burnt out they morph into a completely different version of themselves -drinking, partying, blacking out, like a werewolf unleashed under a full moon. It’s wild and chaotic, but beneath the surface lies a quiet sadness: this reckless escape is the only way they know to feel alive.”

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Less than a year after forming Disgusting Sisters, the Anglo-French sibling duo and self-appointed “Gucci Beavis and Butt-Head” arrive enraged and unhinged with ‘Killing It’, a song that launches a middle finger sky-high to unsolicited advice and judgement. Embracing a healthy nihilistic streak and a wicked scepticism for the Live, Laugh Love pack, ‘Killing It’ lays down a marker for the pair’s witty, blunt dissections of life lived increasingly under a lens, continually subject to the opinion of strangers. It’s the sound of sisters grinning through that judgement and laughing all the way to the afters.

Given early live outings across this summer – including at Reading & Leeds, Left of the Dial, Pitchfork Paris and The Great Escape First 50 last week – ‘Killing It’ seems destined to soundtrack basement indie shows and sticky-floored club nights alike. Disgusting Sisters explain the song some more: “‘Killing It’ is a song about owning your own life so completely that even if you chose to wreck it, you’re still in control – because in the end, the personal freedom to live on your own terms is what really matters.”

Inspired by the destructive depravity of Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers, and Lars von Trier’s provocative 1998 film The Idiots, the song’s video is the perfect visual accompaniment, as the sisters take their burned out car to a dump on the outskirts of Paris and smash it to pieces. They’re destroying something, yes, but in turn creating something new in their own disgusting image. They’re not just killing it on this debut, they’re – as the song goes – “Choking it / Clutching it tight by the nuts and ripping it… F*** yeah”

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