{"title":"billy woods","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"golliwog","title":"GOLLIWOG","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/browse\/albums-of-the-year-2025\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbums of the Year 2025: #51\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOLLIWOG\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ebilly woods\u003c\/strong\u003e’ first album in two years, preceded by 2023’s \u003cem\u003eMaps\u003c\/em\u003e, his second collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. That nimble travelogue has little in common with woods’ newest work, despite the fact that Segal shows up a couple times in the credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOLLIWOG\u003c\/strong\u003e is a haunting collection that weaves horror, humor, surrealism, and Afropessimism into a cinematic tapestry, aided and abetted by a murderer’s row of producers. African zombies, time-traveling trap cars, malevolent ragdolls, and a dying Frantz Fanon are just a few of the revelers in woods’ danse macabre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOLLIWOG\u003c\/strong\u003e features production from The Alchemist, Kenny Segal, EL-P, Conductor Williams, Preservation, Messiah Musik, Sadhugold, Ant (Atmosphere), Shabaka Hutchings, Steel Tipped Dove, DJ Haram, Willie Green, Jeff Markey, Saint Abdullah, and LA-based experimental jazz trio Human Error Club. Meanwhile, woods is joined on the mic by Backwoodz labelmates ELUCID and Cavalier, along with rappers Bruiser Wolf, Despot, Al.Divino, and singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOLLIWOG\u003c\/strong\u003e is another triumph in the woods oeuvre, as layered and compelling as anything he has ever done. 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After spending the earlier part of his career in the wilderness, woods had managed to crawl out of obscurity with the minor success of 2012’s \u003cem\u003eHistory Will Absolve Me\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eDour Candy\u003c\/em\u003e, 2013’s collaboration with underground legend Blockhead drew accolades, which only increased with Armand Hammer’s debut \u003cem\u003eRace Music\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen, woods dropped out of sight for two years before returning with \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e, a record that deviated significantly from what had come before. Where \u003cem\u003eDour Candy\u003c\/em\u003e had been concise and focused, \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e was a sprawling 24 tracks. Where \u003cem\u003eHistory Will Absolve Me\u003c\/em\u003e was anchored by hard-hitting beats, anthemic songs, and a couple high-powered features, \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e was comprised of short vignettes, quietly eclectic production, and the only guests were his Backwoodz label-mates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one video was released; the claustrophobic “Flatlands”, shot on a shoestring budget in a Brooklyn housing project. Reviewers didn’t know quite what to make of the record, and in many cases, neither did fans. As is often the case for woods’ albums, many perspectives shifted as the years passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eListeners came to see the sad, quiet beauty of \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e; a road trip album that doubles as a meditation on life’s journeys and death’s hiding places. The album’s power is in its intimacy, its insistence on holding your hand through the darkness. Now, \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of the more unique and vital records in woods' catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dynamic woods created with \u003cem\u003eToday, I Wrote Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e vis-a-vis \u003cem\u003eHistory Will Absolve Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDour Candy\u003c\/em\u003e is one that would come to define his oeuvre; constant experimentation, a refusal to be pigeonholed, and an unwavering search for the emotional heart of his subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Backwoodz Studioz \/ Rhymesayers","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Coke Bottle Clear","offer_id":52503265739083,"sku":"R4467-6581","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52503265771851,"sku":"R4467-6034","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/billy_woods_-_Today_I_Wrote_Nothing_fcbff22c-6657-4553-a581-a1e6c712f2eb.png?v=1752260240"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/billy-woods-1.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}