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Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ Jazzwise ★★★★

"Intimate, cinematic, and richly immersive, this is an album that grows with every listen and confirms Smith as a singular storytelling voice."

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ Jazzwise ★★★★

Interview: Nishla Smith on Riverside Radio

"Our conversation dives into her multi-faceted creative process, her travels and her insomnia through which everything she does is fresh and insightful."

Interview: Nishla Smith on Riverside Radio

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ The National Post

"One of the year’s most arresting British jazz records"

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ The National Post

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ JazzNU (NL)

"Nishla is a born storyteller, but also a creative composer. Her melodies, piano playing, and vocals are particularly infectious."

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ JazzNU (NL)

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ FATEA

"What sets this album apart is the quality of the songwriting."

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ FATEA

News: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ album of the month on Tinnitus

"At the centre of everything is Nishla’s remarkable voice, always poised and in control, but equally capable of revealing intimacy and powerful emotional charge."

News: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ album of the month on Tinnitus

Nishla Smith Explores Tales Of Yearning And Separation On New Album

'Storytelling lies at the very heart of Nishla Smith’s music making, and since the release of her critically lauded Whirlwind debut, Friends with Monsters, the evolving circumstances of her own life have provided the materials for the stories that lie at the heart of this new collection.'

Nishla Smith Explores Tales Of Yearning And Separation On New Album

News: Whirlwind Recordings announces second studio album from Nishla Smith

"Announcing the second solo album from Nishla Smith: ‘it’s getting late you’d better go home’. Out this April 24, 2026 in CD, DL and 180 gram vinyl."

News: Whirlwind Recordings announces second studio album from Nishla Smith

News: 'Super' selected as recipient of Stephen Oliver Award for New Musical Theatre

"We are delighted to share that the Stephen Oliver Award 2025 has been awarded to composer Nishla Smith"

News: 'Super' selected as recipient of Stephen Oliver Award for New Musical Theatre

News: 'Super' selected for Antipodes Theatre Company's 'Winter Lab'

ATC’s sixth annual Winter Lab for bold work and new ideas

News: 'Super' selected for Antipodes Theatre Company's 'Winter Lab'

Review: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' Jazzwise

★★★★ "Smith delivers a powerful emotional jolt with ‘Don’t Explain’, characterised by finely shaded dynamics and phrasing of great expressivity."

Review: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' Jazzwise

Interview: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' The Jazz Podcast

"When Nishla & Tom met in Manchester in 2019, they quickly realised they had made a rare musical connection."

Interview: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' The Jazz Podcast

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Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ Jazzwise ★★★★

Interview: Nishla Smith on Riverside Radio

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ The National Post

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ JazzNU (NL)

Review: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ FATEA

News: it's getting late you'd better go home ~ album of the month on Tinnitus

Nishla Smith Explores Tales Of Yearning And Separation On New Album

News: Whirlwind Recordings announces second studio album from Nishla Smith

News: 'Super' selected as recipient of Stephen Oliver Award for New Musical Theatre

News: 'Super' selected for Antipodes Theatre Company's 'Winter Lab'

Review: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' Jazzwise

Interview: 'Nishla Smith & Tom Harris Live in Manchester' The Jazz Podcast

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