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"HER VOICE IS EXQUISITE, A SYMBOL OF UNREACHABLE BEAUTY"
THE GUARDIAN
STEPHEN OLIVER AWARD 2025
ANTIPODES WINTER LAB 2025
PETER WHITTINGHAM JAZZ AWARD 2023
UK THEATRE AWARD 2022
LONDON JAZZ FEST 'TAKE FIVE' COHORT 2022
HELP MUSICIANS CREATIVE COLLAB FUND 2022
INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING AWARD 2021
"NISHLA'S ORIGINAL BALLADS SOUND LIKE STANDARDS. MAUDLIN MOMENT SHOULDER ECSTATIC REVERIES."
LONDON JAZZ NEWS
"SHE CREATES A DARKLY GORGEOUS INTERIOR SONIC WORLD" DOWNBEAT USA
"SONGWRITING WORTHY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, SUFFUSED WITH A SKEWED, HAUNTED QUALITY."
OPERA NORTH
"THE SILENCED ROOM SAID IT ALL."
BEBOP SPOKEN HERE
"“In an era of relentless brightness, Smith has made a record that trusts shadows… Late night music for an overlit age.”"
THE NATIONAL POST
"Intimate, cinematic, and richly immersive, this is an album that grows with every listen and confirms Smith as a singular storytelling voice." ★★★★
JAZZWISE
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