(Artist Update)

Written by: Ginny Gaines   

When Geese first started out, they were a bunch of Brooklyn kids trying to make sense of the noise inside their heads. Their sound bounced between art-rock, post-punk, and weird country twang, never sitting still long enough to be pinned down. Two years after their 2023 record 3D Country, the band decided to up the ante. The result was Getting Killed, an album that feels like a nervous breakdown set to music, released on September 26, 2025, through Partisan Records.

The story of Getting Killed starts in Los Angeles, where Geese holed up with superstar producer Kenny Beats. Known for working with rappers and experimental pop acts, Kenny wasn’t the most obvious choice for a scrappy indie rock band. But that’s exactly why they wanted him. They spent weeks in a small, sweat-stained studio pulling apart their songs and stitching them back together. According to frontman Cameron Winter, it was a wild process, more like a science experiment than a recording session. The result was a collection of songs that sound both chaotic and strangely beautiful, like if Talking Heads got stuck in a blender with The Stooges and a gospel choir.

The album opens with “Trinidad,” a song that punches you in the chest from the first line: “There’s a bomb in my car!” It’s a frantic burst of guitars and drums that sets the tone for what’s to come. From there, Getting Killed dives deep into the city’s restless heart. “Cobra” slithers between soulful grooves and gritty distortion; “100 Horses” charges forward like a war chant; “Au Pays du Cocaine” sounds like it was beamed in from another planet. Every track feels alive and unpredictable, full of anxious energy and messy emotion.

Winter’s lyrics are equal parts funny and unnerving. He sings about modern life with the sharpness of someone who’s seen too much and slept too little. In the title track, he confesses, “I’m getting killed by a pretty good life,” capturing that strange modern feeling of being overwhelmed even when things seem fine. The album’s theme isn’t really about dying, it’s about the small ways we burn out, break down, or lose ourselves trying to survive the everyday grind.

When Getting Killed finally hit streaming platforms and record stores in late September, critics lit up with excitement. The Guardian called it “surreal and swaggering.” Paste Magazine said it was “deeply exciting” and proof that Geese are among the best young rock bands in America. Some reviews admitted it wasn’t an easy listen, too jagged, too unpredictable, but most agreed that it was fearless, funny, and brimming with ideas. To celebrate the release, Geese launched The Getting Killed Tour, their biggest headline run yet, with shows planned all across North America through the fall. Fans who caught early gigs described the new songs as explosive live, louder, faster, and more chaotic than the recordings, with Winter pacing the stage like a man wrestling his own thoughts in real time.

For Geese, Getting Killed feels like a turning point. It’s not the sound of a band chasing trends or polishing their edges for radio. It’s the sound of a band taking a big swing—angry, playful, and alive in every sense. In an era when rock music can sometimes feel too safe, Geese have built something raw and unpredictable. It’s messy, loud, and completely theirs.

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