“Listen close to the spaces within Abra's "Sick Girl" and you can hear Arthur Russell in his bedroom—those same feelings of purity, gruffness, and unselfconsciousness. "Sick Girl" sounds almost literal, with the Atlanta artist half-singing/half-talking through her thoughts, like she's got a bit of a cold. "When you're not around everything stands still," she mumbles. The keys are bold and raw, the ”
