Despite being recorded completely separately by the band during the peak of Melbourne’s second lockdown, there’s not much about ‘Skin 2 Sin’ that reveals we’re not hearing Gutter Girls at full capacity. In fact, ‘Skin 2 Sin’ picks up right where previous single ‘The Bullet’ left off, packing the same electric punch of a GG live set with some tightened up production that makes the song feel like it’s set to burst at the seams.

Charged from the get-go, the track storms open with a throttled guitar riff before the girls lock in over a steady groove, the stack of guitar, synth and bass blending into a singular force that relentlessly heaves and pulsates in the best way possible. Considering that vocalist/guitarist Iso Buckley is already pretty fiery upfront, her delivery on ‘Skin 2 Sin’ is somehow even more unhinged - her yelped vocals darting across the track as the momentum builds, and becoming more and more frantic as she spits out each line. If Gutter Girls have gathered a reputation for their irreverent take on punk rock, today’s release seems a little different - agitated from beginning to end and anchored by its commanding energy, ‘Skin 2 Sin’ finds the group at their most volatile yet.

Speaking about the track’s creation, Iso explains, “‘Skin 2 Sin’ was recorded separately in Stage 4 lockdown, thanks to our housemates for assisting (and putting up with) the recording process across our four sharehouses. We followed a crappy voice memo of the track from one of our last practices before 'rona, sharing the layers and recording over each other's parts. Recording solo in lockdown was definitely a different vibe to what we are used to, usually recording live together, but nothing a coupla whisky drys couldn't fix for the ol nerves.”