Indie-Pop Prodigy Nep Shares Remarkable Debut LP 'Noelle' + Music Video

NEP RELEASES DEBUT FULL LENGTH

VIA HARBOUR ARTISTS & MUSIC

FEATURING

“FLORIDA GIRL,” “BIKETOBERFEST” & “ALL AROUND BEAUTY”

SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DAYTONA”

U.S. TOUR DATES THIS NOVEMBER IN LOS ANGELES, BOSTON & NEW YORK CITY

Los Angeles, CA (October 24, 2025) – Emerging from the swampy, bizarre suburban landscape of Daytona, Florida, the charming and talented indie-pop prodigy Nep began her musical journey as a teenager, uploading cover versions and sketches of songs on an acoustic guitar to YouTube and SoundCloud. Obsessed with the likes of 5 Seconds of Summer and One Direction, Nep’s creativity expanded into the realm of fan-fiction, writing a camouflaged version of herself into her stories in the form of the semi-autobiographical character of “Noelle.”

After the release of last year’s twelve-song EP, Nep’s Storybook – which has recently heightened the singer’s profiles due to infectious performances of standout track “Doc” here and here – and multiple viral singles and playlist placements, Nep began work on her debut album Noelle, out today on Harbour Artists and Music.

Written during her senior year at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Nep crafted the record with her best friend and collaborator Jake Sonderman. Between classes, late-night studio sessions, and college parties that often bled into the lyrics themselves, the pair built an album that feels both diaristic and cinematic: raw experience refracted through sharp, infectious indie-pop.

Nep has also shared a music video for today’s focus track, “Daytona,” named for her hometown, rings with a hardcore rock intensity. Channeling the feeling of wanting to escape but being stuck in place, and amplified by gritty guitars, the music video is built from fan-submitted clips that turn shared nostalgia into collective release.

WATCH “DAYTONA” VIDEO HERE

Previously released singles from the album include “All Around Beauty,” a sugarrush earworm equal parts bubblegum and tender sincerity, the endearing and cheeky “Biketoberfest,” and most recently “Florida Girl,” which is about as close to a mission statement for the talented young singer as one can imagine. A love-hate letter to her place of origin, ripe with contradiction and the kind of bittersweet connection we all feel to our hometowns.

Noelle Album Bio:

The story of Nep begins in Daytona, Florida, a place of endless motorcycle rallies, sticky summers, and the kind of small-town culture she always knew she’d leave behind. Growing up surrounded by Bike Week and Biketoberfest, she felt both shaped and alienated by the noise of her hometown. “Beaches are fucked, Daytona sucks,” she sings on “Biketoberfest,” mocking and mourning the place that raised her.

It’s that push and pull, the desire to escape and the need to memorialize, that fuels her debut album, Noelle. Written during her senior year at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Nep crafted the record with her best friend and collaborator Jake Sonderman. Between classes, late-night studio sessions, and college parties that often bled into the lyrics themselves, the pair built an album that feels both diaristic and cinematic: raw experience refracted through sharp, infectious indie-pop.

Each track on Noelle pulls from a different corner of Nep’s lived experience and explores a different sonic palette. “All Around Beauty” captures the heartbreak of running into an ex at a college party, blue tongues, Jell-O shots, tears in the bathroom. The title track, “Noelle,” sets aching strings against lyrics of rage and betrayal: “I was a kid / You were a guy / It’s not fair / I was a girl.” “Black Car Song” begins as a delicate piano ballad before erupting into a punk track with a heavy metal guitar solo, memorializing a summer defined by grief and family rituals. “Scar” leans into a bluegrass inspired folk arrangement that detonates into a harsh rock ending, tracing the way friendships can wound and mark us permanently. By the album’s end, “July (It Feels So Lovely To Cry)” opens into a big band sound with horns dominating the track and points toward renewal: “I think I might love life again.” The final track, “Florida Girl,” closes the record with an anthem of self realization, a defiant chant that reclaims her roots while refusing to be defined by them.

Nep has been building an audience for years, long before any records were even finished. Short clips and demos posted to TikTok racked up over 5 million likes, drawing fans to her mix of sardonic humor, brutal honesty, and a quirky charm that makes even her darkest songs feel oddly uplifting. She quickly translated that online energy to the stage, selling out early headline shows in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago, and touring alongside Ricky Montgomery, mxmtoon and Grent Perez.

With the release of Noelle, Nep is not just putting out an album; she’s leaving Florida behind. After years of translating Daytona’s beaches, bike rallies, and heartbreak into song, she’s moving to Los Angeles, a new chapter, a new landscape.

Even so, traces of home are everywhere in her songs: in the defiance of “Florida Girl” (“You can never break a Florida girl”), in the humor and heartbreak of “I Will Always Love You Alright,” and in the unflinching intimacy of “The Soundtrack.”

Noelle is both an origin story and an emancipation. It documents the mess of youth and the catharsis of finally walking away. In Nep’s world, scars become anthems, heartbreak becomes punchlines, and growing up in Daytona becomes the stuff of unforgettable songs.

Noelle Track Listing:

01.) Girls on TV

02.) The Soundtrack

03.) Biketoberfest

04.) I Close My Eyes

05.) Noelle

06.) Daytona

07.) Black Car Song

08.) Scar

09.) I Will Always Love You Alright

10.) All Around Beauty

11.) July (It Feels So Lovely To Cry)

12.) Florida Girl

Additionally, Nep recently announced three tour dates beginning in Los Angeles, CA on November 4th at The Echo, before moving on for a performance in Boston, MA on November 8th at The Red Room at Cafe 939 and culminating in a show in New York City, NY on November 9, 2025 at Mercury Lounge. All shows will feature Abby Powledge as direct support. Tickets on-sale here.