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. The third single from the mixtape "Sit Down Gary" was released alongside the mixtape on 17 August 2018.