Ninush

Nina Lim operates under the name Ninush, weaving her way through the veins of London’s alternative music scene. Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she made her mark as a touring violinist and backing vocalist for the indie-rock band Black Country, New Road from 2021 to 2023. Amidst the swirling chaos of international tours, a certain kind of steadiness, perhaps, lent her a unique perspective on the fusion of live performance and recording, intertwining the spontaneous with the structured.

The emergence of Ninush reveals an artist balancing the classical precision of her upbringing with playful, kaleidoscopic experimentation. Her debut EP, “The Flowers I See You In,” launched in February 2026, is not an isolated venture, but a culmination of her musical explorations, echoing her conversations with collaborators like Jockstrap and Geordie Greep. It’s a collection that radiates the fragility of emotions, as if her melodies are terrified of becoming too concrete.

The singles “The End” and “I Don’t Mind” set a cinematic tone that is both grand and intimate, hinting at a deeper narrative while dancing daringly on the surface. It’s easy to get swept away in the intricate arrangements, yet there’s an air of hesitation in her delivery as if she’s baring her soul with a slight warning, this is not all that it seems. In terms of sound, the presence of her own 5-piece orchestra ushers in a rich tapestry, challenging the listener to delve deeper into each layer of her craft.

As the first release of The Bird Records, founded by her former bandmate Charlie Wayne, Ninush stands at a personal and professional crossroads. In this pivotal phase, she embodies the essence of the underground both vibrant and obscure, unapologetically earnest amidst a web of nuances and contradictions, revealing a glimpse into a future that may just be the reflection of her intricate past.