[2] A limited heart shaped vinyl of "Free My Pussy", one of the album's deluxe tracks, was also released.

[3][7] Nash has stated that Girl Talk was written in the context of the arrest of Pussy riot and the theme of female empowerment may be extended to any individuals who feel suppressed.

Writing for AllMusic, Matt Collar called the album "more like the D.I.Y.-debut of a new indie rock band than the third effort of an established singer/songwriter", but went on to say "she hasn't sacrificed any of the personal, intimate lyrics that marked the best of her early songs.

"[7] Jenny Stevens of NME agreed with Collar, saying Girl Talk has "shouts" and "moments of intimacy".

He gave the album two out of five stars and said that Girl Talk's main problem was that its songs were "not, on the whole, any good.