Olive Jones builds a velvet throne on “Kingdom”
UK rising star Olive Jones drops her first taste of the highly anticipated debut album For Mary with the single Kingdom, arriving like a slow-burning revelation. The track is smoky, groove-driven, and charged with a simmering intensity that makes it impossible to ignore.
“I was so upset by Brexit and even more upset by the arrogance and ignorance of Britain at the time,” Jones admits. Kingdom is her political anthem — sharp, clever, and emotionally raw — a song that blends soul, electronica, and indie grit into a sound that’s both contemporary and timeless. It’s the kind of track that creeps under your skin, pulling you into its story with every honeyed, serrated note of Jones’ voice.
I own this town
I’ll bring you down
And I watch you drown
In all your pity
The song’s groove is hypnotic, a rhythmic pulse that recalls the understated elegance of classic soul while nodding to modern textures. Lyrically, it’s reflective without ever softening its edge, a pointed meditation on division, hope, and the search for common ground in a fractured world. Kingdom doesn’t just announce Jones’ arrival — it demands your attention, proving she’s a storyteller and a singer with both heart and bite.
Produced with James Wyatt (George Ezra, Ellie Goulding, Lianne La Havas), the single sets the tone for For Mary: a debut that is at once intimate, socially aware, and impossible to forget. With Kingdom, Olive Jones stakes her claim as one of UK soul’s most compelling new voices.
For Mary out March 13th via Nettwerk Music Group.
Lyrics_ Kingdom
There on your throne
Dripping in gold
Wearing your lies
Like no one can see them
You’ve got a style
You rough your hair
And put on a smile
Only to deceive them
Why don’t we
Go go, go go, go go
Get us out of this
Hole hole, hole hole, oh oh
We can make it on our
Own own, own own, own own
You know what you want, you know what you’ve done
You what now what you like and how to get it
(You know what you want, you know what you’ve done)
(You what now what you like and how to get it)
I own this town
I’ll bring you down
And I watch you drown
In all your pity
So do as I say
Not as I do
I do what I want
I own the city
Mmm
Eat it up, eat it up, eat it up, eat it up
Have you had enough, had enough, had enough, had enough
Though it’s shiny on the outside it’s rotten inside
And the problem with this kingdom is the kingdom has died
Mmm
Why don’t we
Go go, go go, go go
Get us out of this
Hole hole, hole hole, oh oh
We’ll be dripping in
Gold gold, gold gold, gold gold
Why don’t we
Go go, go go, go go
We can make it on our
Own own, own own, own own
We’ll be dripping in
Gold gold, gold gold, gold gold
You know what you want
You know what you’ve done
You what now what you like and how to get it
EU & UK Tour Dates_
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 16 | Rough Trade Bristol — Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Mar 17 | Rough Trade East London — Tower Of London, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Apr 8 | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Apr 9 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Apr 13 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Tue, Apr 14 | Berlin, Germany |
| Thu, Apr 16 | Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Fri, Apr 17 | Paris, France |
| Wed, Apr 22 | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Apr 23 | London, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Apr 24 | Brighton And Hove, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Apr 25 | Poole, United Kingdom |
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