Kingdom

Kingdom's energetic productions merging contemporary R&B with U.K. bass music influences have been widely influential to underground dance music and left-field R&B since the early 2010s. In addition to his own releases on Night Slugs and Fool's Gold, the Los Angeles-based producer co-runs the acclaimed Fade to Mind label, and helped introduce the world to alternative R&B star Kelela, who sang on his single "Bank Head," from the 2013 EP Vertical XL. Following additional club singles and mixtapes, his more song-focused debut album, Tears in the Club, arrived in 2017, boasting collaborations with Syd and SZA. More collaborative projects like Neurofire (2020) and Transmission (2021) have incorporated deeper explorations of electro, house, and post-new jack swing R&B.