billy woods - "Misery"

Photo by Natalia Vacheishvili

Although I had heard Kenny Segal's before, I wasn't familiar with the producer's work until his amazing album with Benjamin Booker. This led to me falling down a Kenny Segal musical rabbit hole earlier this year, so when I saw that he had a new song with New York's billy woods, I was excited to check it out. "Misery" is a great song that highlights both artists. It's a stripped down track heavy on horn samples and a jazz beat that feels restrained and at no point follows a traditional beat. woods' has such a unique flow that recalls early 90's underground hip hop artists while sounding entirely modern. You're going to want to check this one out right away.

billy woods says of his new single:

"When I was nine years old I wrote a story about an evil golliwog. My mother read it and told me it was overly derivative and needed some work. Here we are."

You can listen to "Misery" below. GOLLIWOG, billy woods' upcoming album inspired by MF Doom, Ray Bradbury, and Toni Morrison, is due out May 9 on Backwoodz Studioz. For more on billy woods, check out the artist on Instagram and Twitter. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include a September 17 show at Brighton Music Hall.

3/14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
4/3 - Edinburgh, UK @ La Belle Angele
4/5 - The Hague, NL @ Rewire Festival
5/3 - Vienna, AT @ Donau Fest
5/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
5/29 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
5/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
6/1 - San Francisco, CA @ Neck Of The Woods
6/2 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
6/3 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
6/5 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
6/6 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom
6/7 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
6/25 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
6/27 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
6/28 - Tampa, FL @ The Crowbar
6/29 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man
9/16 - Easthampton, MA @ Daily Op
9/17 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
9/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
9/19 - Washington DC @ Union Stage
9/25 - NYC, NY @ Knockdown Center 
10/3 - Dublin, IE @ Opium
10/4 - Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke’s
10/6 - Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall
10/7 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
10/8 - Cardiff, UK @ The Globe
10/9 - London, UK @ Scala
10/14 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
11/9 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
11/11 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
11/14 - Madison, WI @ High Noon
11/15 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
11/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry