There’s a particular kind of storm that brews when someone refuses to stay in their lane. Bec Lauder is that storm — magnetic, unapologetically genreless, and fronting The Noise with an edge that says get in or get out of the way. Joining Press Play Radio’s Don and Tina from One Wall Street in NYC, fresh off an event and already in full rockstar glow, Lauder gave a first-time radio interview that felt anything but rookie.
Her track “Nobody Cares” played like a battle cry — funky, cool, with the right amount of sass and swagger — and it had Tina gushing comparisons like Blondie meets Joan Jett. Bec, gracious but locked-in, confirmed what we suspected: she’s not trying to fit in. She’s trying to shake it up.
The album Vessel, due out September 12, is a melting pot of sonic obsessions — gritty rock, funk, weird pop. “Originally, I recorded 12 songs that were all over the place,” Bec admitted. “So I sorted everything on a big sheet of paper, from softest to hardest, folkiest to funkiest. I literally drew lines down the middle.” What emerged was a record that centers on her rawest, loudest, and most authentic self. “The stuff we’ve released is the poppier entry point. But there’s way weirder shit on this album — and I can’t wait for people to hear it.”
The band's formation is equally unfiltered. Bec didn’t come to New York to make music — she came to model. But one shared house with a bunch of musicians later, she found herself writing and playing daily. From those humble, slightly chaotic beginnings came The Noise, her now all-female trio that she calls “the best thing that ever happened.” “We’re three girls doing everything ourselves now — writing, producing, performing. It’s insane. It’s magical.”
That sense of DIY synchronicity extends to her visuals too. Bec’s music videos are kinetic, stylish, and choreographed by Sophie — a dancer she basically scouted off Instagram. “She’d never choreographed a music video, but I loved how she moved. So I asked her to do ‘Forgive It.’ Then we did ‘Nobody Cares.’ Now she’s a friend. But first, I was just a fan.”
Tina and Don dove into Song Story territory next — a Press Play staple — and Bec’s answers were as sweet as they were surprising. First concert? Blake Shelton, with tickets she bought for her mom. First musical obsession? Crazy by Aerosmith. “That song changed my life. I was 11, and I ran upstairs to look up Aerosmith — and that’s when I fell in love with rock and roll. Steven Tyler is everything to me. I think I’m like the girl version of him, honestly.”
She even dropped a few bars of “Crazy” mid-interview — part raspy rock goddess, part glam-fueled Broadway — leaving Don speechless and practically begging for a live session. “You’ve got the model look,” he said. “But you’ve got the music — and you’re playing the long game.”
And she is. Bec’s fully aware of how she’s perceived — too polished, too bold, too many “is she really rock and roll?” whispers. But it doesn’t faze her. “The fact that I’m doing exactly what I want, my way, is rock and roll,” she declared. “And I love it when we get in the rehearsal studio. That’s my favorite part of the day. I know we’re onto something.”
She’s got one album dropping, two more mapped out, and a master plan that includes pool parties, fashion stunts, and surprises that sound like Skyfall meets Daft Punk. Yes, really. Her creative energy is constant — a channeling she attributes to anxiety, pressure, and pure necessity. “I just have to create. It’s not a choice,” she said. “My biggest fear is being misunderstood. So every note, every lyric — it’s me finding a way to be seen.”
That’s also the title of one of the album’s most emotional tracks, “Find a Way,” which was born during a moment of healing between Bec and her guitarist. “We wrote it together and she cried,” she said. “It reminded her why she loves music. That was everything.”
In a world obsessed with labels and lanes, Bec Lauder isn’t choosing one. She’s choosing all of them. Loudly. Authentically. Unapologetically.
???? Bec Lauder & The Noise’s debut album Vessel drops September 12.
Follow along at instagram.com/beclauderandthenoise for videos, shows, and stunts that may or may not shut down a New York street.
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