Before R5 entered the studio to record their Hollywood Records debut album no one told them what to do. No one needed to. The band knew exactly what they wanted: to make an album perfect for playing in the car. And by that they meant summer nights, with the top down, cruising down the highway and cranking the music up. Not just loud. Louder.
In its 11 tracks, Louder establishes R5 as the foremost up-and-coming young pop/rock band today. “We wanted to put out a fun album”, says Rydel Lynch (keyboards/vocals) who, with her brothers Riker (bass/vocals), Ross (lead vocals/guitar) and Rocky (guitar/vocals), and best friend Ratliff (drums) make up R5. “We wanted to make an upbeat and Inspirational album you want to play 24/7”.
In 2009 the band self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock and in April of 2012 they signed a record deal with Hollywood Records.
Meanwhile Riker and Ross each found success on television. Riker became Jeff, one of the member of the Warblers, the a cappella group featured in Glee, while Ross stars in his own series, Austin & Ally, now in its third season on the Disney Channel. That led to Ross’ lead role in the 2013 Disney Channel original movie Teen Beach Movie, which spawned a #1 hit soundtrack album and a top 10 album for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.
