The Noisy – The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat
The Noisy have announced The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat, a deluxe edition of their acclaimed debut album. Released on October 24th via Audio Antihero (Frog / Avery Friedman / Magana / CIAO MALZ), this expanded collection features new and reimagined songs from the Philadelphia-based group and will be accompanied by a series of new music videos.
To accompany the release, The Noisy has also release the video for “Tony Soprano.”
“Tony Soprano was initially written as a really internal, quiet, lo-fi song. Having lived longer with this grief and been there for people I love who are grieving a loved one, I wanted to think about the collective experience of grieving, how we hold each other through difficult moments. We talked about form mirroring content, with a swelling choral arrangement inspired by Perfume Genius’s “Otherside”, and both synth and grand piano, sort of like generations talking to one another.
For the video: We had a lot of last second changes that amounted to making something really personal with a lot of people I love. I made Gram’s recipe for pizzelles the day before, and got to work with Miss Thing again for a drag look that she said was one of her proudest she’d done for us so far. The first take was just me and Sam with me delivering the lyrics to camera and I think I was able to really just talk to Gram. I’m so lucky I had Sam with me on this project, because it’s especially close to my heart. I’m so glad we got to give this arrangement of the song, which was really Danielle Sohn’s brainchild, some extra shine. It’s meant to talk about the collective experience of grief and I think having my friends sing on it, my friends star in it and eat the food I made, just felt like a particularly poetic and special experience. This one means a great deal to me.” – Sara Mae (they/them)
Fronted by poet Sara Mae Henke (they/them), The Noisy has built a loyal following in Philadelphia’s music scene, as well as in drag and fashion through collaborations 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).
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