"Loud Music" is the first single from Michelle Branch's upcoming studio album, West Coast Time. It was officially released to iTunes on June 10, 2011. It was co-written and produced by British team Jim Irvin and Julian Emery. Katherine St. Asaph of PopDust.com gave the song a 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "without the constant hard-rock callouts, "Loud Music" is every bit as good as the rest of Branch’s back catalogue". Amanda Hamsel of PopCrush.com gave it a 4 out of 5 praising the song for its sound, quoting that it "is definitely the kind of song that sounds best, well, loud, with its '80s pop flavor and heavy-on-the-guitar back-track". Victoria Meng of TheCelebrityCafe.com stated that the song is equal in rank to "Everywhere", "All You Wanted", "Goodbye to You", "Are You Happy Now?" and "Breathe" in terms of quality and fun.