It's Up to Emma is the sixth studio album by singer-songwriter Scout Niblett, released on May 21, 2013.
Pitchfork called the album "the most listenable record Niblett has made since her debut; caustic in a totally different way than usual,"[1] and Allmusic noted that the songs "add up to a reckoning, an exorcism, and a letting go.
Using ragged guitar riffs, basic drumming, some raw-sounding strings, and a deliberate lack of subtlety, Niblett goes straight at her subject.
"[2] The Willamette Week echoed a similar sentiment, stating: "Don’t be fooled by the picture on the cover of Scout Niblett’s new album, a photo-booth shot of a couple in full make-out mode.
These nine brooding, deeply scarred songs—eight originals and one well-chosen cover—are performed and sung as a form of personal exorcism for Niblett.