The album opens on a conversation between the two telling the story of how Beats received the nickname Louie, and the track "The Perch" has the elder Blume introducing a radio show on the namesake fictional station as part of one of his mixtapes.

"[16] Referring to Beats' sample choices, The Guardian's Alexis Petridis wrote that "The vintage of the tracks Louie draws on often makes its contents sound a little like early 90s G-funk, albeit a ramshackle take on the Dr. Dre-pioneered genre."

"[14] Clash's James Mellen calls the album "a half-hour of seamless and coherent soul-tinted arrangements, beautifully chopped up and spliced together in classic Kenny Beats fashion.

"[2] Pitchfork's Brady Brickner-Wood notes that while the record is indebted to older instrumental hip hop, such as "Moire" to Madlib's Shades of Blue and "Drop 10" to J Dilla's Donuts, Beats' "creations are idiosyncratic", including elements such as "a quirky, bouncy bassline, a crisp doubled snare, a custom-made saw synth"; the album is "stuffed with little treasures like this, subtle choices that feel like diamonds when you unearth them.

The "kaleidoscope style of beat-making ... leaves no rhythm unturned and not a second wasted", and the bridges "add depth and vibrancy while Kenny Beats' unpredictable approach to his arrangements as a whole gives Louie a cinematic feel."