New York rock band Geese released their fourth album, “Getting Killed” earlier this year. Following their critically-acclaimed third album, “3D Country”, the band firmly establishes that album wasn’t a fluke, and that they are here to stay.
“Getting Killed” is an eclectic rock album, taking influences from a number of bands, including fellow New York rock bands The Strokes, Radiohead, Ween and the Beatles, all of which can be heard throughout the album.
The opening track, “Trinidad”, is a perfect example of what Geese is going for with their unique brand of rock. Opening with a smooth guitar, backed by a rhythmic snare, the atmosphere immediately makes it feel like a smoky lounge. Geese proceeds to shake things up by letting all of their instruments metaphorically explode into the chorus as lead singer Cameron Winter screams “There’s a bomb in my car!” The band uses this sudden expansion to build the groove underneath the vocals after it calms down to return to that lounge rock feel for the second verse.
No two songs on this album sound identical, leading to an album that pulls your ear along as you listen. From “Cobra”, a song with an Eagles-adjacent soft rock feel, to “Taxes”, a song that starts with an island rock feel, building into a 2000’s inspired indie rock instrumental. The only consistency that helps carry the cohesiveness of the album is the singer Winter’s vocals, which draw every single word to their maximum possible length.
A new classic in art rock history, this album feels poised to sit amongst the greats that influences rock for decades to come.

Rating: 9/10