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His captivating style combines raw emotion with intelligent wordplay, creating a powerful impact on audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"maps-2","title":"Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since their epic 2019 album, Hiding Places, billy woods teams with Kenny Segal (producer) to bring us, Maps, billy woods' most accessible album to date. A-list features include: Danny Brown, Sam Herring (Future Islands), Aesop Rock, Elucid, Benjamin Booker, and more. Fat Possum is partnering with Backwoodz Studioz to provide global marketing and distribution resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 2022, billy woods released 2 solo albums to wide acclaim: \u003ci\u003eaethiopes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003echurch\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Prior albums 'Old News' and 'Straw In The Wind' also with Thirty Tigers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle track \u003ci\u003eAll of Your Stones\u003c\/i\u003e is about the strength Rowdy drew from overcoming the darker chapters of his life. The “stones” are the challenges brought on by Cope’s personal demons, which he was able to overcome. 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Both woods and Segal were already more than a decade into their careers, but neither had collaborated this deeply with artists outside of their coastal scenes. Kenny’s most recent projects were a couple of jazzy instrumental albums and production for Self-Jupiter, Open Mike Eagle, and Milo. For his part; woods was two years removed from his previous solo album with Blockhead. When \u003ci\u003eHiding Places\u003c\/i\u003e happened it changed the trajectories of both artists, and Backwoodz Studioz. The original 2019 vinyl pressing was limited to 500 copies alongside a numbered run of 100 special-editions with alternative artwork by M. Musgrove. 2020 saw a new pressing that included the album instrumentals; this version had all-new artwork and was limited to just 1000 copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis five-year anniversary reissue brings back the iconic house cover, and also includes a gatefold with new original artwork from M. Musgrove. As for the music, while the original album description is a little quaint in retrospect, it remains accurate: \u003ci\u003eHiding Places\u003c\/i\u003e finds both artists deep in the labyrinth. Segal’s lush soundscapes have a new edge, woods’ writing is, paradoxically, at its most direct. \u003ci\u003eHiding\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlaces\u003c\/i\u003e is a child’s game: funny and cruel, as brutal as a fairy tale. The album features contributions from both artists’ well of collaborators with Elucid, Self-Jupiter, and Mothermary making appearances. 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The album’s title speaks to this creative and emotional work, serving both as the foundational paradox from which the artist’s new discordant sound emerges and as a call to action, a defiant cry in the face of existential angst.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Particpant","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51168680804683,"sku":"2169189","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_8761461f_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1738014455"},{"product_id":"maps","title":"Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong out of print, this limited reissue of 2023's groundbreaking Underground Rap hit, Maps, by billy woods and Kenny Segal features all new artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since their epic 2019 album, \u003cem\u003eHiding Places,\u003c\/em\u003e billy woods teams with Kenny Segal (producer) to bring us, \u003cem\u003eMaps\u003c\/em\u003e, billy woods' most accessible album to date. 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