While making her first album, G Flip's Georgia Flipo was also in the middle of her first real relationship, so it makes sense that About Us gives listeners diary-like glimpses into the romance that shaped her and her music. Her breakthrough single "About You" appears here and remains one of her finest and most vulnerable songs, with Flipo's voice ringing out over distant, distorted synths that convey how far away her lover is but how present she is in her heart. "About You" is a microcosm of About Us' mood and story, but there's not much that's small about the album. "Lover" kicks things off with big-hearted, full-throated pop, while Ariel Rechtshaid's production on "I Am Not Afraid" transplants the song from its bedroom origins into the anthemic pop landscape of the late 2010s. Similarly, "Stupid," which Flipo collaborated on with songwriter Justin Tranter, recalls the raw, confessional style of Tove Lo as it captures a connection so strong -- and so volatile -- that even arguments seem romantic. Sometimes, About Us fits into the era's pop sound a little too well: "Bring Me Home" is an unabashedly sentimental ballad that feels and sounds familiar. More often, though, Flipo finds ways to give About Us more personality whenever her tales of lust and heartache could become generic, whether it's the sparkly keyboard that elevates "Killing My Time" or the breezy vulnerability of "Drink Too Much." By the time the album closes with the happily ever after of "2 Million," Flipo proves that in love and in her music, she's never less than fully committed -- and that's what makes About Us a promising debut.
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