Vertical XL is Kingdom’s 5th EP, a seven-track release charting a wide emotional terrain, connecting recent developments in Kingdom’s production with seminal darker influences. Drawing its stories from moonlit rural isolation and dissonant moments in club vortexes, Vertical XL is a definitive insight into Kingdom’s journey as an artist, steeped in elements of grime, jungle, and R&B.

Bank Head, the lead single off the release, completes Kingdom’s new vision of R&B and is the first release in a series of upcoming collabs between him and Fade to Mind’s new vocalist Kelela. My favourite track of this EP is Viper Lash, a grime-influenced, abstract dancefloor weapon with ominous bass explosions and spattered percussion. Completing the EP are Takedown Notice, a slowgrinding bedroom ballad, and the anthemic build of Viper XL. 

It was released on Fade To Mind a few days ago – peep it below!

Tracklist

01. Bank Head (featuring Kelela)
02. Zip Line
03. Corpse
04. Viper Lash
05. OG Master
06. Takedown Notice
07. Viper XL