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About the Girl is the sixth studio album from acclaimed local artist Emma Russack. It blends folk instrumentation with electronic and experimental elements to explore themes of longing and self-discovery.

Arrangements are spacious, featuring heavily strummed guitars, haunting synths, and layered harmonies. Lyrics are poignant, profound, funny, candid, wry, and occasionally devastating, as Russack considers nostalgia, obsession, and the passage of time.

'Everything is Big' reflects on personal and global crises, with harmonies provided by friend and collaborator Nathalie Pavlovic. The title track blends hypnotic synth-pop with expressive vocals, reflecting on the strange allure of charismatic, puzzling people. 'In 2001' draws on specific memories of a formative crush to create a moving meditation on infatuation and connection. It's a dreamy, dub-infused song with melodies that float in space like radio transmissions echoing from another age.

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