Indonesian girlgroup no na have dropped their debut record island girl today, arriving a week after "speaker freaker (the long song)", a long-form release lasting nearly 15 minutes.
Formed and developed by 88rising – the US label that works primarily with Asian and Asian-American talent – the group and its members Baila, Christy, Esther and Shaz are being billed as Indonesian's first global girl group. Each member is from a different part of the country to reflect, the label says, Indonesia's cultural and regional diversity, with their name a play on nona, an Indonesian word meaning miss.
The 15-track island girl takes its names from the group's self-labelled genre of Island Pop, which blends the tropical warmth of Indonesia with '80s R&B, synth-funk and new jack swing.
"speaker freaker (the long song)" – a nearly 15-minute musical and visual medley – blends eight songs, including the viral hit ‘rollerblade,’ ‘work’ and seven previously unheard tracks from the album. Since releasing their first single in May last year, no na have racked up more than half a billion streams, with more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube and nearly five billion on TikTok.
island girl artwork
island girl tracklist
"star"
"seafood diet"
"smooth"
"island girl"
"rollerblade"
"rollerblade part two"
"work"
"honk!"
"dizzy"
"chaser"
"party in the +62"
"speaker freaker"
"nick of time"
"durian"
"better on the island"
island girl is out now via 88rising
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