Burial debuted in May 2005 with the release of his extended play South London Boroughs on the Hyperdub label.

[1] His eponymous debut studio album followed in May 2006 and was praised by music critics for its unique incorporation of 2-step garage, ambient, downtempo, dubstep, and trip hop styles.

[6] Following the release of Untrue, Burial issued several collaborative singles with other artists—"Moth" / "Wolf Cub" with producer Four Tet, "Ego" / "Mirror" with Four Tet and musician Thom Yorke, and "Four Walls" / "Paradise Circus" with trip hop group Massive Attack—and performed production work on several songs for British singer Jamie Woon's album Mirrorwriting (2011).

[1][8] In March 2011, Burial released the extended play Street Halo, followed by Kindred in February 2012.

A compilation album combining the two extended plays, Street Halo / Kindred, was also released in February 2012.