billy woods announces new album details, shares “Misery”

billy woods has announced details of a new album plus a live tour. GOLLIWOG is set for release on May 9 via Backwoodz Studioz. The album will feature "Misery," which was produced by Kenny Segal and can be streamed below.

In a statement, woods laid out his reasons for naming his album after old fashioned children's dolls dolls that shared their look with racist minstrels. "When I was nine years old I wrote a story about an evil golliwog," woods said. "My mother read it and told me it was overly derivative and needed some work. Here we are."

GOLLIWOG is woods' first solo album since 2023's Maps, which was named The FADER's best album of that year. It features production and music from El-P, The Alchemist, Shabaka Hutchings, Kenny Segal, Conductor Williams, Preservation, and DJ Haram among others. Guest vocalists on the project include his Armand Hammer collaborator ELUCID plus Cavalier, Bruiser Wolf, Despot, al.divino, and singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson.

In addition to the new album, woods will be on tour across North America and the U.K., starting next month. Scroll down to see his full schedule.

April 3 - Edinburgh, UK - Le Belle Angele
April 5 - The Hague, Netherlands - Rewire Festival
May 3 - Krems, Austria - Donau Festival
May 28 - Atlanta, GA, USA - Aisle 5
May 29 - Phoenix, AZ, USA - Crescent Ballroom
May 31 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Lodge Room
June 1 - San Francisco, CA, USA - Neck of the Woods
June 2 - Seattle, WA, USA- Madame Lou’s
June 3 - Portland, OR, USA - Mississippi Studios
June 5 - Denver, CO, USA - Marquis Theatre
June 6 - Austin, TX, USA - The Ballroom
June 7 - Dallas, TX, USA - Club Dada
June 25 - Asheville, NC, USA - Eulogy
June 27 - Orlando, FL, USA - The Abbey
June 28 - Tampa, FL, USA - The Crowbar
June 29 - Nashville, TN, USA - Third Man
September 16 - Easthampton, MA, USA - Daily Operation
September 17 - Boston, MA, USA - Brighton Music Hall
September 18 - Philadelphia, PA, USA - Underground Arts
September 19 - Washington, DC, USA - Union Stage
September 25 - NY, USA - Knockdown Center
October 3 - Dublin, N. Ireland - Opium
October 4 - Glasgow, UK - St Luke’s
October 6 - Leeds, UK - Belgrave Music Hall
October 7 - Bristol, UK - Strange Brew
October 8 - Cardiff, UK - The Globe
October 9 - London, UK - Scala
October 14 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
November 9 - Toronto, Canada - Lee's Palace
November 11 - Detroit, MI, USA - The Loving Touch,
November 13 - Chicago, IL, USA - Thalia Hall
November 14 - Madison, WI, USA - High Noon
November 15 - Milwaukee, WI, USA - Vivarium
November 17 - Minneapolis, MN, USA - 7th St Entry