Billy Woods

GOLLIWOG is Billy Woods first album in two years, preceded by 2023s Maps,his second collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. That nimble travelogue haslittle in common with woods newest work, despite the fact that Segal shows upa couple times in the credits. GOLLIWOG is a haunting collection that weaveshorror, humor, surrealism and Afro-pessimism into a cinematic tapestry, aided andabetted by a murderers row of producers. African zombies, time traveling trapcars, malevolent ragdolls and a dying Frantz Fanon are just a few of the revelers inwoods danse macabre.GOLLIWOG 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, SaintAbdullah, 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 YolandaWatson.GOLLIWOG is another triumph in the Woods oeuvre, as layered and compellingas anything he has ever done. A black carnival pitched in a muddy field overnight,empty rides whirring and clattering in the dark.Support from:Rituals of MineSunday June 1st 2025Neck Of The Woods 406 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118$28 in adv $35 at the doorDoors at 7pmALL AGES