Rose Gray has announced her debut album: Louder, Please drops on January 17 via Play It Again Sam. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Switch’, alongside a Vasso Vu-directed music video. Check it out below.
“Switching things up is hot and we don’t talk about it enough,” Gray commented in a statement. “Why must we be defined as one role in a relationship or personality type?”
Louder, Please boasts collaborations with Justin Tranter (Lady Gaga, Chappel Roan), Zhone (Troye Sivan), Sega Bodega, Uffie, and Alex Metric. “I’ve always been obsessed with LOUD music, from late night car journeys with my Popps as a kid to spending my teens glued to the speakers of clubs,” Gray said, continuing:
The album title was born on the mic, a running joke where I was always asking for things to be louder (please). I’ve spent ten years writing for myself and others, exploring different cities and their parties – but I’ve always known that I was working towards a body of work that brought all that together, and represented all sides of me. There’s definitely something in my personality which loves the adventure, and is always searching for more: I’ve also had my heart broken, fallen back in love, and become a woman in the process. To me, Louder, Please captures the rave, the ethereal, my friends and our stories: it’s classic pop with its roots firmly in the underground. On a beach or in a club, I want these songs to find their homes in someone else’s life. So enjoy – but make sure you play it LOUD, please?
Revisit our Artist Spotlight Q&A with Rose Gray.
Louder, Please Cover Artwork:
Louder, Please Tracklist:
1. Damn
2. Free
3. Wet & Wild
4. Just Two
5. Tectonic
6. Party People
7. Angel Of Satisfaction
8. Switch
9. Hackney Wick
10. First
11. Everything Changes (But I Won’t)
12. Louder, Please