Getting Killed

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Getting Killed
Geese - Getting Killed.jpg
Studio album by
Geese
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
RecordedJanuary 2025
Genre
Length45:35
Label
Producer
Geese chronology
3D Country
(2023)		Getting Killed
(2025)
Singles from Getting Killed
  1. "Taxes"
    Released: July 8, 2025
  2. "Trinidad"
    Released: July 29, 2025
  3. "100 Horses"
    Released: August 26, 2025

Getting Killed is the fourth [b] studio album by American rock band Geese, released on September 26, 2025 on Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam. [1] Produced by the band itself and Kenny Beats, the album was preceded by the singles, "Taxes", "Trinidad" and "100 Horses". It is the band's first studio album without founding guitarist Foster Hudson, who departed from the band in 2023.

Contents

Recorded in January 2025, one month after the release of frontman Cameron Winter's debut solo album, Heavy Metal (2024), the album was released to widespread critical acclaim.

Background

Getting Killed was produced alongside Kenny Beats. [2] It was recorded over a ten-day period and has been described as "shambolic in structure but passionately performed", with the band "[balancing] a disarming tenderness with an intensified anger". [3] [4] The album's lead single, "Taxes", was released on July 8, 2025. The song's music video has been described as containing "a hallucinatory rush of moshing, screaming, and violence that feels akin to an exorcism". [5]

On June 23, 2025, the band announced a North American headlining tour in support of the album. The tour began in South Burlington, Vermont on October 10, and is scheduled to conclude in Brooklyn, New York on November 21. [6]

On July 24, Cameron Winter leaked the album's opening track, "Trinidad", via a now-removed link shared on his Instagram page. The song was officially released five days later, on July 29.[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.7/10 [7]
Metacritic 90/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence A [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Exclaim! 6/10 [11]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [12]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [15]
Paste 10/10 [16]
Pitchfork 9.0/10 [17]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]

The music of Getting Killed has been described as art rock, [10] indie rock, [9] no wave, [11] and experimental rock. [19] [15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Getting Killed received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 90 out of 100 from 18 critic scores. [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cameron Winter; all music is composed by Winter, Max Bassin, Dominic DiGesu, and Emily Green.

Getting Killed track listing [20]
No.TitleLength
1."Trinidad"3:44
2."Cobra"3:05
3."Husbands"4:08
4."Getting Killed"4:44
5."Islands of Men"5:54
6."100 Horses"3:46
7."Half Real"3:22
8."Au Pays du Cocaine"3:30
9."Bow Down"3:28
10."Taxes"3:17
11."Long Island City Here I Come"6:37
Total length:45:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [21]

Geese

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Getting Killed
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 104
Dutch Vinyl Albums (GfK Dutch Charts) [24] 32
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [25] 24
Irish Albums (IRMA) [26] 100
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [27] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC) [29] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 26
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [31] 3
US Billboard 200 [32] 96
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [33] 14
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [34] 21

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially credited under his real name, Kenneth Blume III.
  2. ↑ While this album is advertised by Geese as their third, and is their third under a record label, it is technically their fourth studio album counting their since-removed 2018 debut album A Beautiful Memory.

References

  1. ↑ Hardman, Neville (July 8, 2025). "Geese announce new album Getting Killed". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Green, Walden (July 8, 2025). "Geese Announce New Album Getting Killed, Share Video for New Song "Taxes": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Geese Reveal New Album Getting Killed Out 9/26- Shares Lead Single "Taxes"". Glide Magazine. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Geese - Getting Killed". Rough Trade. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hardman, Neville (July 8, 2025). "Geese announce new album Getting Killed". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (June 23, 2025). "Geese Announce North American Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Getting Killed by Geese Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Getting Killed by Geese Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Krueger, Jonah (September 26, 2025). "Geese Come Alive with Getting Killed, the Most Creative Indie Rock Album of the Year: Review". Consequence . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Noonan, A. L. "Geese - Getting Killed". DIY . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Hill, Eric (September 23, 2025). "What's Good for Geese Isn't Necessarily Good for 'Getting Killed'". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ Birse, Devin (September 24, 2025). "Geese remain brilliant and manic on Getting Killed". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ Doyle, Tom (November 2025). "Geese: Getting Killed". Mojo : 85.
  14. ↑ Murphy, John (September 24, 2025). "Geese – Getting Killed | Album Reviews". MusicOMH . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Daly, Rhian (September 23, 2025). "Geese – 'Getting Killed' review: another exhilaratingly free-spirited turn from the New York cult heroes". NME . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ Mitchell, Matt (September 24, 2025). "Geese Go Berserk On Getting Killed". Paste . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (September 25, 2025). "Geese: Getting Killed Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ Attard, Paul (September 24, 2025). "Geese 'Getting Killed' Review: A Howling Testament to Noise as Survival". Slant Magazine . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  19. ↑ Henry Bruce-Jones (October 3, 2025). "Cameron Winter, wild goose". The Face .
  20. ↑ "Upcoming album · Getting Killed". Spotify . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Getting Killed / Geese / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Geese – Getting Killed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Dutch Vinyl 33 04/10/25" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts . Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums de la semaine 40, 2025" [Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums of Week 40, 2025] (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  26. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 40, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Irish Independent Chart – Week 40 2025 – Week Ending 10 Oct 2025". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved October 4, 2025.Note: Select 03-Oct-25 on the date selector.
  28. ↑ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Billboard 200: Week of October 11, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Independent Albums: Week of October 11, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Top Rock & Alternative Albums: Week of October 11, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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