Nep’s fluorescent and witty alt-pop is full of contrasts: brutally honest coming-of-age tales framed in sweeping pop anthems that wouldn’t be out of place in MTV’s golden TRL-era. Fun and darkness walk hand-in-hand in the Florida artist’s eclectic repertoire, which helped her gain a substantial online following on TikTok.

After sharing snippets and demos to her fanbase, Nep finally releases her debut LP Noelle in full, a candid, often hilarious documentation of the push-and-pull mystique of her hometown Daytona. The record was written during her senior college year in a haze of dorm room parties, teenage heartbreak, and those intense, messy friendships. It captures both the urge to escape its small town stirrings and the nostalgic daydreaming inside of them.