"On a scale of one to Plath I'm like a four/my head's not in the oven, but I can't get off the floor,'' Kay Kasparhauser sings on Suicide Hotline, just one of the dozen tracks she and Lulu Prat have, seemingly, effortlessly whipped off on this debut album.
The pair even do a cover of The Misfits Skulls, which is more taut than twee.
• The Prettiots. Funs Cool. Rough Trade.
• Four stars (out of five)
Single download: Boys (That I Dated In High School)
For those who like: The Smiths meet Violent Femmes
- Shane Gilchrist
