The Flowers I See You In

For a number of years, Nina Lim has been at the centre of London’s alternative music scene. Having studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama she established working relationships as a violinist with Black Country, New Road, Jockstrap, Geordie Greep and M.T Hadley. More broadly she has performed for more alternative pop musicians JADE and Little Simz and arranged strings for Holly Humberstone, and Anne Marie. Through years of collaboration, touring, and session work, Nina has developed her craft right on the boundaries between pop and alternative. On her debut EP The Flowers I See You In, Ninush offers something emotionally resonant, rich in character and playfully kaleidoscopic. Made in close collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Tsang (Bon Iver, Griff, Chloe Qisha), the pair work freely and without constraint. The Flowers I See You In may have Pop sensibilities, but could hardly be described as a Pop record. Lim is far more concerned with creating exciting, intricate worlds to explore. Ninush’s most recent release I Don’t Mind typifies this approach. The repeated piano chords ring like a train on tracks, Lim invites the audience to come aboard and watch the world come into full-bloom through the window. Though often grounded in irreverent, catchy hooks, Nina leads you into a rich and intimate musical landscape. Full of deep emotional resonances and complex sonic textures (both orchestral and electronic). The record is a rich blend of her influences and experiences: simultaneously intimate and expansive, grounded in the world she’s grown up in but reaching beyond it to something deeply personal and new.