{"product_id":"850063560238","title":"WOODS,BILLY – TODAY I WROTE NOTHING (10 YEAR ANIVERSARY) - CD •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 850063560238 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BACKWOODZ STUDIOZ \u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: August 29, 2025\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy Woods released Today, I Wrote Nothing ten years ago, it was an \u003cspan\u003eunexpected departure from a rapper who was just starting to make waves in the indie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erap scene. After spending the earlier part of his career in the wilderness, woods had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanaged to crawl out of obscurity with the minor success of 2012's History Will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsolve Me. Dour Candy, 2013's collaboration with underground legend Blockhead \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrew accolades, which only increased with Armand Hammer's debut Race Music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, woods dropped out of sight for two years before returning with Today, I Wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing, a record that deviated significantly from what had come before. Where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDour Candy had been concise and focused, TIWN was a sprawling 24 tracks. Where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory Will Absolve Me was anchored by hard-hitting beats, anthemic songs, and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecouple high powered features, TIWN was comprised of short vignettes, quietly eclectic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduction, and the only guests were his Backwoodz label-mates. Only one video was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereleased; the claustrophobic \"Flatlands\", shot on a shoestring budget in a Brooklyn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehousing project. Reviewers didn't know quite what to make of the record, and in many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecases, neither did fans. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs is often the case for woods' albums, many perspectives shifted as the years passed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListeners came to see the sad, quiet beauty of Today, I Wrote Nothing; a road trip album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat doubles as a meditation on life's journeys and death's hiding places. The album's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epower is in its intimacy, its insistence on holding your hand through the darkness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, TIWN is considered one of the more unique and vital records in woods catalogue. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dynamic woods created with TIWN vis-a-vis History Will Absolve Me and Dour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCandy is one that would come to define his ouerve; constant experimentation, a refusal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be pigeonholed, and an unwavering search for the emotional heart of his subject. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor us at Backwoodz, being able to repress this album on its ten year anniversary is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eespecially sweet, because we remember how long it took us to sell that original run of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e500. To everyone who copped one of those and helped us keep the lights on, this is for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou too, we couldn't have gotten here otherwise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e1. Lost Blocks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e2. The Big Nothing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e3. Flatlands\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e4. Woodhull\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e5. U-Boats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e6. Zulu Tolstoy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e7. Warmachines\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e8. Carpetbagger\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e9. Born Yesterday\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e10. Sleep\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e11. Scales\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e12. Poor Company\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e13. Dreams Come True\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e14. Bicycles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e15. African Dodger\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e16. Lambs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e17. Slow Week\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e18. Weeper\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e19. RPMS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e20. Dark Woods\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e21. True Stories\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e22. Borrowed Time\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e23. Benediction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\"\u003e24. Good Night\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BACKWOODZ STUDIOZ","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":43650462023779,"sku":"850063560238","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_797f363e-8762-44eb-a2bb-578ae3a0569e.jpg?v=1756436700","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/850063560238","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}