 Example announced the independent release of his 9-track mixtape "Bangers & Ballads" on 17 August 2018, which has been retroactively referred to as his sixth studio album.The first single, "Back for More" with Rude Kid, was released alongside the mixtape's pre-order opening on 3 August 2018, premiering a day before through Radio 1Xtra's MistaJam's radio show.The second single "Show Me How to Love" was premiered a week before the project's release date, on 10 August 2018 aong its music video directed by Risky Roadz.