MAPS PRESS LOG

#3 in COS albums of the year so far:

https://consequence.net/2023/06/best-albums-2023-so-far-list/7/

Vulture included in their round-up too:

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-albums-of-the-year-2023.html

Treblezine:

https://www.treblezine.com/the-34-best-albums-of-2023-so-far/

Brooklyn Vegan review of the NYC show:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billy-woods-kenny-segal-played-babys-all-right-pics-setlist/

Maps included in The Guardian’s round-up of the best music of the year so far:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jun/06/the-best-albums-of-2023-so-far

Time Out preview of the London show:

https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-london-gigs-and-concerts-this-month

Passion of The Weiss piece on Maps:

https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/06/01/billy-woods-maps-emotional-rap/

Pitchfork included Maps in their round-up of the best of the year so far:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-music-2023-so-far/

Pitchfork posted the Babylon By Bus video:

https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-billy-woods-and-shrapknel-new-babylon-by-bus-video/

Hip-Hop DX, 4.6/5 album review: 

https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps-review 

The Quietus feature: 

https://thequietus.com/articles/32972-billy-woods-bakers-dozen-favourite-music

Clash, 9/10 album review: 

https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/

Spectrum Culture, 80% album review: 

https://spectrumculture.com/2023/05/04/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-maps-review/

Pitchfork feature is live: 

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-billy-woods-backwoodz-studioz-became-new-yorks-best-underground-rap-label/

The Vinyl Factory’s The Records That Made Me feature is live: 

https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-records-that-made-billy-woods/

NPR feature:

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176518130/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps-review

Exclaim!, Staff Picks album review: 

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_staff_picks_billy_woods_and_kenny_segal_maps

KCRW posted album Soft Landing: 

https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/hector-morlet-billy-woods-kenny-segal-sans-soucis-kwes-south-hill-experiment

The Needle Drop, 8/10 album review: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XK072s8868

Steroboard, 4.5/5 album review: 

https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/239485/9

Bandcamp, Album Of The Day:

https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/billy-woods-maps-review

Vulture feature:

https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/billy-woods-maps-backwoodz-interview.html 

Our Culture, 4.5/5 album review: 

https://ourculturemag.com/2023/05/08/album-review-billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/

Guardian feature: 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/08/david-attenborough-weed-and-american-apartheid-the-awesome-mind-of-rapper-billy-woods

Pitchfork posted the video: 

https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-share-new-video-directed-by-tim-blake-nelson-watch/

9/10 Line Of Best Fit album review: 

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps-excellently-channel-restlessness 

91% Beats Per Minute album review: 

https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/

4/5 Buzz mag album review: 

https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-maps-review-chill-night-vibes/

Pitchfork: 

https://pitchfork.com/news/10-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-the-smashing-pumpkins/

FADER: 

https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/05/new-music-friday-stream-projects-from-billy-woods--kenny-segal-fred-again--brian-eno-and-more

Vinyl Factory: 

https://thevinylfactory.com/features/releases-of-the-week-may-5-2023/

Brooklyn Vegan: 

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billy-woods-drain-fred-again-brian-eno-conway-the-machine-jeromes-dream-death-goals-sbtrkt-idk-spinebreaker-bollweevils-nanna-reviews/

Our Culture: 

https://ourculturemag.com/2023/05/05/albums-out-today-the-smashing-pumpkins-westerman-billy-woods-kenny-segal-sbtrkt-and-more/

Nialler 9: 

https://nialler9.com/new-releases-roundup-fred-again-brian-eno-sbtrkt-cian-nugent-la-priest-billy-woods-more/

NPR: 

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1174000250/new-music-friday-the-best-releases-out-on-may-5

Pitchfork review: 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/

8.9! Best New Music! 

Rolling Stone review: 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/billy-woods-maps-1234729288/

Vice feature: 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxbxe/billy-woods-interview-maps-armand-hammer

Brooklyn Vegan: 

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/29-new-songs-out-today-34/

Vinyl Factory: 

https://thevinylfactory.com/features/albums-to-look-out-for-may/

Fader:

https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/03/billy-woods-kenny-segal-soft-landing

Stereogum: 

https://www.stereogum.com/2222537/billy-woods-kenny-segal-soft-landing/music/

Nice AV Club preview here: 

https://www.avclub.com/may-2023-music-preview-1850370805/slides/6

Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop on FaceTime: 

https://youtu.be/QnNJGTomg4c?t=715

#1 in Pitchfork’s Selects playlist: 

https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-woods-feist-kiko-el-crazy-this-week-pitchfork-selects/

Included in Stereogum’s 5 Best Songs Of The Week: 

https://www.stereogum.com/2220240/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-478/lists/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week/

OkayPlayer’s Best Songs Of The Week: 

https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/best-songs-hip-hop-rb-week-april-14-black-thought-billy-woods-playlist-stream.html

Treblezine’s Essential Tracks round-up: 

https://www.treblezine.com/essential-tracks-this-week-billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-divide-and-dissolve-and-more/

Brooklyn Vegan’s Favourite Songs Of The Week: 

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-favorite-songs-of-the-week-playlist-107/

Nialler 9’s 10 Best New Songs: 

https://nialler9.com/the-10-best-new-songs-of-the-week-april14/

Added to Our Culture’s Best New Songs playlist: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xoJuoB12NjhudRElJRets?si=c542e39257cd40c3

Wordplay posted: 

https://www.wordplaymagazine.com/blog-1/2023/4/12/billynbspwoods-x-kennynbspsegal-ft-samuel-t-herring-facetime-single

Loud & Quiet mag added FaceTime to their No Sh*t playlist: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26MzIeUeoTmeax9zeydl5v?si=b615bafba0474697

Grown Up Rap posted: 

https://grownuprap.com/2023/04/12/billy-woods-kenny-segal-facetime/

Consequence Of Sound: 

https://consequence.net/2023/04/billy-woods-future-islands-samuel-t-herring-facetime-stream/

Hot New Hip-Hop: 

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/659672-billy-woods-reunites-with-kenny-segal-for-new-single-facetime 

Exclaim: 

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/billy_woods_and_kenny_segal_get_danny_brown_quelle_chris_for_new_album_maps

Anthony Fantano tweeted: 

https://twitter.com/theneedledrop/status/1646238246077071364

Stereogum: 

https://www.stereogum.com/2220052/billy-woods-kenny-segal-facetime-feat-samuel-t-herring/music/

FADER: 

https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/12/billy-woods-kenny-segal-share-maps-lead-single-facetime

Treblezine: 

https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-new-song-from-billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-facetime-featuring-samuel-herring-of-future-islands/

Pitchfork: 

https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-new-song-with-future-islands-samuel-t-herring/

Brooklyn Vegan:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billy-woods-kenny-segal-share-facetime-ft-sam-herring-off-upcoming-lp-maps/

Oxford American feature on woods by Marcus J. Moore: 

https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-120-spring-2023/billy-woods-madness-in-the-cupboards

Our Culture: 

https://ourculturemag.com/2023/03/27/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-announce-new-collaborative-album-maps/

Reflector: 

https://reflectormagazine.co.uk/billy-woods-kenny-segal-collab-goes-on-tour/

FADER: https://www.thefader.com/2023/03/27/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-announce-new-album-maps

Brooklyn Vegan: 

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billy-woods-kenny-segal-announce-new-album-maps-and-tour/

Treblezine: 

https://www.treblezine.com/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-announce-new-album-maps/

Pitchfork:

https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-woods-and-kenny-segal-announce-new-album-and-2023-tour-dates/

Stereogum: 

https://www.stereogum.com/2218149/billy-woods-kenny-segal-announce-new-collaborative-album-maps/news/

Vinyl Factory: 

https://thevinylfactory.com/news/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/