Emma Russack is an Australian singer and songwriter, who grew up in Narooma, New South Wales, where she graduated from high school in 2005. She currently lives in Melbourne.
In 2004, when she was 16, she won the contest Fresh Air of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for young talents with her song "Used To This". By 2008, she was already known on YouTube, where she had posted eight covers, as well as two songs of her own, playing the guitar.She later cancelled her YouTube account, but the videos can still be seen on other people's accounts. For some time between 2007 and 2008, she took on the artistic name Lola Flash, while being the singer of a band of the same name. The group members were Jake Phillips (bass), Alec Marshall (guitar), Paul Mc Lean (drums) and Kate Delahunty (violin). The single "Psycho", published in 2009, is from that period. She spent a year travelling around in South America. In 2010, the EP Peasants was published, and in 2012 her first album, Sounds Of Our City, including ten songs, was released. Articles about her have appeared in the German and Australian editions of Rolling Stone and in the Australian magazine Frankie. She had her song "All My Dreaming" featured in the ending of The Walking Dead'''s Season 9 11th episode, "Bounty".
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Sounds of Our City Released: February 2012 Label: Spunk (URA385) Format: CD, digital You Changed Me Released: 2014 Label: Spunk (URA453) Format: CD, LP, digital In a New State Released: 2016 Label: Spunk (URA494) Format: CD, digital Permanent Vacation Released: 2017 Label: Spunk (URA513) Format: CD, LP, digital When It Ends (with Lachlan Denton) Released: 2018 Label: Osborne Again Format: digital Keep On Trying (with Lachlan Denton) Released: July 2018 Label: Osborne Again Format: digital Winter Blues Released: July 2019 Label: Spunk (URA5561) / Osborne Again (OSB023) Format: CD, LP, digital Take The Reigns (with Lachlan Denton) Released: October 2019 Label: Spunk (URA5558) / Osborne Again (OSB024) Format: LP, digital Something Is Going to Change Tomorrow, Today. What Will You Do? What Will You Say? (with Lachlan Denton) Released: October 2021 Label: Spunk (URA5831) /Osborne Again (OSB038) Format: CD, digital About The Girl Released: August 2024 Label: Dinosaur City Records (DCR048) Format: LP, digital
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Emma And Alec (as Emma And Alec) Released: 2009 Label: Why Don't You Believe Me? (WDYBM001) Format: CD, digital Peasants Released: 2010 Label: Spunk (URA317) Format: CD, digital 5 Timothée Chalamet Instagram Captions Released: 2025 Label: Dinosaur City Records Format: Digital
Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
! |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 | About the Girl| Best Independent Pop Album or EP
| rowspan="2"| |- | Stephanie Jane Day for "Everything Is Big" | Independent Music Video of the Year
EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards'' since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
| 2012 | Emma Russack | Best Female
References
External links Emma Russack's web page