The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat
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Joyzine - There’s No Place Like Home: The Noisy
That Record Got Me High Podcast - Japanese Breakfast 'Jubilee'
The Alternative - Book Excerpt: ‘Lawn Madonna’ by Sara Mae
BBC Radio Scotland - Roddy Hart Show
Y-Not Philly - Women Crush Wednesday (The Noisy Live Sessions)
Analoge Trash - Introducing: The Noisy June 30, 2025
I Have That On Vinyl - Q&A Remix With Sara Mae (The Noisy) June 2025
Rainbow Rodeo - INTERVIEW: Sara Mae Plays Off Their Poetry and Art May 14, 2025
The Noisy is a Philly-based dream pop/synth soft rock band. Their new deluxe album, The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat, is out now via Audio Antihero (Frog, Magana, Avery Friedman, CIAO MALZ).
Fronted by poet Sara Mae (they/them), The Noisy has built a loyal following in Philadelphia’s music scene, but also in drag and fashion, collaborating with artists like Miss Thing, Avery Goodname (Camp Wannakiki), Wet Betty, and Jasmine Schulte (designer for Mannequin Pussy, Pom Pom Squad) for music video cameos, live variety show performances, and countless fabulous looks. This blend of music, performance art and queer nightlife make The Noisy a visual experience as much as a sonic one.
In spring 2023, The Noisy released “Morricone” with a Strega Nona-meets-Clint Eastwood music video and launched a successful crowdfunding campaign for their debut album, The Secret Ingredient is More Meat, produced by Jacob Lawter (Slow and Steady) and in collaboration with Josh Sorrells (Easy Does it), Ash Baker (Bugs Baker), and Nyleen Perez (Pueblo Now) . More Meat received praise from WXPN, Post-Trash, and The Alternative, with The Noisy performing tracks from the record at iconic venues like Union Transfer, Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park, Radio Room, and PhilaMOCA.
The current lineup features Sara Mae Henke, Nate Kim (Glitterspitter), and Daniel Sohn (Daniel Sohn, Sunday Evening Drive). The band draws comparisons to Japanese Breakfast, Perfume Genius, and Chappell Roan. They are currently at work on their sophomore LP.
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“The Secret Ingredient is More Meat is an intoxicating experience that is more than applying lyrics to melodies – there is a sense of texture and rhythm that is, of course, informed by Sara Mae's poetry.” - Rainbow Rodeo
“fuzzy rock with an air of the 1950s to it, but all is not what it initially seems. It’s a sound that fans of Tele Novella and Odie Leigh will savour.” - Analogue Trash
“Flowing with a glistening, cinematic soundscape, ‘Twos’ offers a perfect fusion of honey-sweet pop sentiment with scuzzy grunge-inspired hooks. The track is accompanied by a wonderfully queer, silent movie-esque new video” - Get In Her Ears
SHOWS
No more shows for 2025, see you next year!