''Scenic Drive'' is the first
mixtape
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by American singer
Khalid
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RCA Records
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.
Originally planned to release as an
extended play
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, Khalid
tweeted
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shortly after announcing ''Scenic Drive'' that "this is no longer an EP, it's way more special to me".
Singles
The lead single from the mixtape, "Present" was released on October 22, 2021.
Critical reception
A.D. Amorosi of ''
Variety
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'' called it "a pulsating, minor marvel of economical soul-hop that satisfies all that Khalid fanatics have come to crave - that high dozy warble, those out-of-the-blue hooks - while pushing his new-found exigency (and lower range) into the future."
Track listing
Charts
References
2021 albums
Khalid (singer) albums
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