Geese (band)

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Geese
Geese (Band) Philadelphia August 2024.jpg
Geese performing live in 2024
Background information
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Labels
Members
Past membersFoster Hudson
Website geeseband.com

Geese are an American rock band formed in 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. The band currently consists of Cameron Winter (vocals, keyboards), Emily Green (guitar), Dominic DiGesu (bass) and Max Bassin (drums). During live performances the band are joined by keyboardist Sam Revaz.

Contents

The band has released three studio albums to date: A Beautiful Memory (2018), Projector (2021), and 3D Country (2023). Their fourth, Getting Killed , is set to release in September 2025.

History

Formation and early years

The band formed in 2016 while the members were attending Brooklyn Friends School and Little Red School House in New York City. During high school, the band practiced and recorded material in the basement of Bassin's home in Fort Greene. [1] They independently released EP, their debut EP, in 2018, followed by an album, A Beautiful Memory, the same year, and a second EP, Bottomless Pink Lagoon, in 2019. All three of these releases have since been removed from streaming platforms.

As a few of the members had received acceptance letters to attend schools such as Oberlin College and the Berklee College of Music, the band had intended to break up once they graduated high school in 2020. Towards mid-2020, however, the band's self-produced demos attracted attention from several record labels, including 4AD, Fat Possum, and Sub Pop. Ultimately, the band signed with Partisan Records. [2]

2021: Projector

The band released their second album and label debut, Projector , on October 29, 2021. It was recorded by the band in Bassin's basement from late 2019 to early 2020, and mixed by Dan Carey. The album was met with some critical acclaim, obtaining a Metacritic average of 83 out of 100 based on eight critic reviews. The album had three singles released ahead of the release: "Disco", "Low Era", and "Projector".

2023–present: 3D Country, 4D Country, Hudson's departure, and Getting Killed

The band released their third studio album, 3D Country on June 23, 2023. It was produced by James Ford. The album had four singles released ahead of the release: "Cowboy Nudes", "3D Country", "Mysterious Love", and "I See Myself". On October 13, 2023, the band released the corresponding EP, 4D Country, featuring unreleased songs from the 3D Country recording sessions. [3] On December 22, 2023, Geese announced on social media platforms that guitarist Foster Hudson would be leaving the band to focus on his academic efforts, and that the band would continue as a quartet. [4]

Winter released his debut solo album, Heavy Metal , on December 6, 2024. [5]

On June 23rd, 2025 Geese announced a headlining North American tour [6] [7] . On July 8, 2025, the band announced their fourth studio album, Getting Killed , set to be released on September 26th, 2025, and simultaneously released its first single, Taxes. [8] [9] Winter leaked the single Trinidad on July 24th, 2025, which was then formally released on July 29th, 2025 [10] [11] . On August 28th, 2025 the single 100 Horses was released and a European tour was announced. [12]

Members

Current members

Current touring musicians

Former members

Influences

The band's sound has been compared to a wide array of other New York bands, as well as contemporary British groups such as Black Midi and Squid. [13]

Their music has been compared to "NYC guitar zone-out Zen masters like Television, the Feelies, and Parquet Courts; the early-’00s neo-new wave and dance-punk of The Strokes, The Rapture, and LCD Soundsystem; scads of art-spaz stuff from DNA to Deerhoof to Black Midi; and even a flash of prog touchstones like Yes and Radiohead." [13]

Describing the vocals of Cameron Winter on Projector, Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone said that Winter "can hoist his voice into a Thom Yorke-an falsetto, put on a posh pout à la Julian Casablancas or Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen, or lapse into a stentorian yawp that brings to mind Mark E. Smith of the Fall or Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner. Sometimes you can hear it all cross-pollinating within the space of the same three-minute song, making for an album that rewards both short attention spans and deep listening." [13] Ian Blau of Rolling Stone said that "Winter shines throughout [3D Country]. Whether exercising his impressive falsetto on 'I See Myself,' or shape-shifting between a yelp, spoken word, and nasally chant on the standout track 'Mysterious Love,' or showcasing a more robust version of Alex Turner-style crooning on the eponymous single, '3D Country,' he contorts his voice to fit any set of lyrics or musical style." [14]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
A Beautiful Memory
Projector
3D Country
  • Released: June 23, 2023
  • Label: Partisan, Play It Again Sam
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Getting Killed
  • Scheduled: September 26, 2025
  • Label: Partisan, Play It Again Sam
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
EP
  • Released: April 21, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming [b]
Bottomless Pink Lagoon
  • Released: August 18, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming [c]
4D Country
  • Released: October 13, 2023
  • Label: Partisan, Play It Again Sam
  • Format: 12", digital download, streaming

Live albums

TitleDetails
Alive & in Person
  • Released: June 28, 2024
  • Label: Partisan, Play It Again Sam
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Disco"2021Projector
"Low Era"
"Projector"
"Cowboy Nudes"20233D Country
"3D Country"
"Mysterious Love"
"I See Myself"
"Jesse"4D Country
"Taxes"2025Getting Killed
"Trinidad"

Tours

Headlining

Opening Act

References

  1. ↑ Farber, Jim (October 27, 2021). "New York Has a New Band of Buzzy Post-Punk Teens: Geese". The New York Times . Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ Olivier, Bobby (August 24, 2021). "Geese Reignites Brooklyn's Indie-Rock Hype Machine". Spin . Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Richards, Will (September 10, 2023). "Geese announce '4D Country' EP with new single 'Jesse'". NME. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Geese frontman Cameron Winter announces solo album 'Heavy Metal'". Dork . November 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (June 23, 2025). "Geese Announce North American Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ Blistein, Jon (June 23, 2025). "Geese Plot Biggest Headlining Tour Yet With Fall Getting Killed Trek". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ Geese (July 8, 2025). Geese - Taxes (Official Music Video) . Retrieved July 8, 2025– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Green, Walden (July 8, 2025). "Geese Announce New Album Getting Killed, Share Video for New Song "Taxes"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ Pimblett, Rachael (July 25, 2025). "Cameron Winter leaks explosive new Geese single 'Trinidad'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cameron Winter Leaks New Geese Song "Trinidad" : Listen". Stereogum. July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Geese drop new track and announce UK and European tour | Skiddle". Skiddle.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Dolan, Jon (October 28, 2021). "Geese Are Legit Indie-Rock Prodigies, Straight Out of High School". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ Blau, Ian (June 21, 2023). "Geese Get Bluesier, Proggier, Dancier, Slicker, Rougher, Weirder, Better on '3D Country'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ No longer available on streaming platforms
  2. ↑ No longer available on streaming platforms
  3. ↑ No longer available on streaming platforms
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