Louder, Please (album)

Louder, Please was written over the course of two years before being produced, mixed, and mastered in the following six months.{{cite web |last1=Hess |first1=Liam |title=Is Rose Gray the Next Big British Pop Star? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rose-gray-louder-please-album-announcement-interview |website=Vogue |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=19 September 2024}}

The lead single from the album, titled "Free", was released on 10 July 2024.{{cite web |last1=Newton |first1=Felicity |title=Rose Gray ushers in her debut album era with euphoric new single 'Free' |url=https://readdork.com/news/rose-gray-single-free/ |website=Dork |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=11 July 2024}} It was followed by "Angel of Satisfaction" on 14 August.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Rose Gray Shares New Single 'Angel Of Satisfaction' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/rose-gray-shares-new-single-angel-of-satisfaction/ |website=Clash |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=14 August 2024}} On 18 September, Gray announced the album's title, Louder, Please, and uploaded its third single "Switch".{{cite web |last1=Pappis |first1=Konstantinos |title=Rose Gray Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single 'Switch' |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/09/19/rose-gray-announces-debut-album-shares-new-single-switch/ |website=Our Culture Mag |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=19 September 2024}} A fourth single was titled "Wet & Wild" and released on 7 November.{{cite web |title=Rose Gray has shared her new single 'Wet & Wild', about a crazy night in New York |url=https://readdork.com/news/rose-gray-wet-and-wild-single/ |website=Dork |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=7 November 2024}} "Party People" was released as the fifth and final single from the album on 31 December 2024.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Tyler Damara |title=Rose Gray unveils new single, "Party People" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/rose-gray-unveils-new-single-party-people |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=2 January 2025}} NME included Louder, Please on its list of the most anticipated releases of 2025.{{cite web |title=NME's most anticipated album releases of 2025 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/new-anticipated-album-releases-2025-3826243 |website=NME |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=8 January 2025}} PIAS Recordings released the album on 17 January 2025.

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.4/10{{cite web |title=Louder, Please by Rose Gray reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14180/Rose-Gray-Louder-Please.aspx |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=24 January 2025}}

| MC = 77/100{{cite web |title=Louder, Please by Rose Gray Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/louder-please/rose-gray |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=25 January 2025}}

| rev1 = Clash

| rev1score = 7/10{{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Aimee |title=Rose Gray – Louder, Please |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/rose-gray-louder-please/ |website=Clash |access-date=23 January 2025}}

| rev2 = Dork

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Martyn |title=Rose Gray – Louder, Please |url=https://readdork.com/albums/rose-gray-louder-please/ |website=Dork |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=15 January 2025}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael |title=Rose Gray: Louder, Please review – escapist dance-pop fizzes with inventiveness |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/17/rose-gray-louder-please-review-escapist-dance-pop-fizzes-with-inventiveness |website=The Guardian |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=17 January 2025}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Rishi |title=Rose Gray – 'Louder, Please' review: transcendence and escapism from London's underground raves |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/rose-gray-louder-please-review-radar-3823569 |website=NME |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=15 January 2025}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5score = 6.7/10{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Rishi |title=Rose Gray – Louder, Please|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rose-gray-louder-please/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=2 March 2025 |date=4 February 2025}}

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On the review aggregator site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, Louder, Please holds a weighted mean of 81 based on 4 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus from 6 reviews.

In a review for Dork, Martyn Young wrote that the album "is a sonic journey for head, body and soul to soundtrack all your partying needs for 2025". Michael Cragg of The Guardian believed that hedonism is the main theme on the album and praised the "dance-pop anthems that pierce the heart". Rolling Stone UK included the album on a list of the best releases of the week; its staff said that Gray "cements her place as one of dance music's most exciting new voices", and that the album "could be one of the year's defining dance records".{{cite web |title=6 albums you need to hear this week |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/6-albums-you-need-to-hear-this-week-victoria-canal-jasmine-4-t-rose-gray-46766/ |website=Rolling Stone UK |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=17 January 2025}} Sydney Brasil of Exclaim! wrote that Gray brings her "own flair to the dance floor" and perceived elements of jungle and house music.{{cite web |last1=Brasil |first1=Sydney |title=Rose Gray Bets on Herself as the Next Big Pop Girl with 'Louder, Please' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rose-gray-louder-please-review |website=Exclaim! |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=20 January 2025}} NME{{'s}} Rishi Shah praised the hooks and melodies, and said that the genres of Gray's previous EPs, house and rave-pop, "pierce even deeper into the underground" on Louder, Please. Aimee Philips of Clash finished her review saying that the album "captures the spirit of the dance floor with unflinching authenticity", although it "doesn’t reinvent the wheel".

{{Track listing

| headline = Louder, Please track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Damn

| writer1 = {{hlist|Rose Gray|Caitlin Stubbs|Pat Alvarez}}

| extra1 = Alvarez

| length1 = 2:25

| title2 = Free

| writer2 = {{hlist|Gray|Kevin Hickey|Ella Boh}}

| extra2 = Zhone

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Wet & Wild

| writer3 = {{hlist|Gray|Sur Back}}

| extra3 = Sur Back

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = Just Two

| writer4 = {{hlist|Gray|DRIIA|Joe Brown|Alvarez|Sur Back|Uffie}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Brown|Alvarez}}

| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = Tectonic

| writer5 = {{hlist|Gray|Alex Metric}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Metric|Rob Milton}}

| length5 = 3:16

| title6 = Party People

| writer6 = {{hlist|Gray|Sega Bodega|Sur Back}}

| extra6 = Sega Bodega

| length6 = 3:14

| title7 = Angel of Satisfaction

| writer7 = {{hlist|Gray|Justin Tranter|Ryland Blackinton|Vaughn Oliver}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Blackinton|Oliver}}

| length7 = 3:31

| title8 = Switch

| writer8 = {{hlist|Gray|Tranter|Sam Homaee}}

| extra8 = Homaee

| length8 = 3:00

| title9 = Hackney Wick

| writer9 = {{hlist|Gray|Alvarez|Sur Back}}

| extra9 = Alvarez

| length9 = 3:50

| title10 = First

| writer10 = {{hlist|Gray|Max Wolfgang|Frank Colucci|Brown}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Brown|Colucci|Alvarez}}

| length10 = 3:08

| title11 = Everything Changes (But I Won't)

| writer11 = {{hlist|Gray|Tranter|Shawn Serrano}}

| extra11 = Shawn Wasabi

| length11 = 3:51

| title12 = Louder, Please

| writer12 = {{hlist|Gray|Micah|Alvarez|Phil Scully|Sur Back}}

| extra12 = Sur Back

| length12 = 5:30

| total_length = 41:26

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The credits shown below are adapted from Apple Music.{{cite web |title=Louder, Please — Album by Rose Gray |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/louder-please/1766520241 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=23 January 2025}}

• Rose Gray – vocals
• Pat Alvarez – keyboards (1, 9), mixing engineer (1, 9, 10), recording engineer (1)
• Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing engineer (2, 8)
• Chris Allen – mixing engineer (3, 7)
• Joe Brown – keyboards, recording engineer (4)
• Alex Metric – keyboards, recording engineer (5)
• Rob Milton – keyboards, recording engineer (5)
• Ewan Pearson Summer – mixing engineer (5)
• Sega Bodega – keyboards (6)
• Vaughn Oliver – keyboards, recording engineer (7)
• Ryland Blackinton – keyboards, recording engineer (7)
• Shawn Wasabi – keyboards (11)

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Category:2025 debut albums

Category:PIAS Recordings albums

Category:Dance-pop albums by English artists