Skin and Blisters

Skin and Blisters: a record that comes good on all the tongue-in-cheek, slightly gruesome yet perpetually entertaining promise that their name – partly a homage to Succession’s Disgusting Brothers; partly a reference to the “bad sisters from Cinderella because we kind of feel like them on stage” – suggests. Across 11 tracks, the pair aim their lasers at hopeless exes and sugar daddies; productivity punishers and the sad drudge of the 9-5. Their delivery is riddled with deadpan absurdity, but at their core, Disgusting Sisters mean every word. “I hope people can relate to the songs because they really come from inside us,” says Josephine. “All the lyrics are inspired by real moments. We’re not trying to pretend and I think that’s what makes us kind of fresh – we’re just being ourselves.” While the majority of Skin and Blisters is an impressively DIY project – written and recorded by the band with the help of producer and live bassist James McManus – these early offerings were beefed up for the album with the help of producer Oli Bayston (Barry Can’t Swim, Rachel Chinouriri), giving a heavier nod to some of the pair’s more indie-centric influences, from Viagra Boys to Getdown Services.