New York City has garnered a reputation for producing bands that revive and innovate what rock can be. Whether that be The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, or more recently The Dare, the NYC music scene has long thrived on genre-fusing acts. With guitar bands starting to fade into the background of pop culture, Geese has capitalized on this gap in the market. 

Much of their appeal comes from their unbridled authenticity. Their beginnings are genuine: five high school friends from Brooklyn who practiced in a basement and never stopped creating together, even through college offers and the COVID-19 pandemic. And with a unique style that simultaneously pays homage to and innovates on the sound of older acts, and a vocalist who Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone has compared to Thom Yorke, Julian Casablancas, and Alex Turner in range, their success seemed almost inevitable. 

Geese blends indie rock, post-punk, and art punk in a way that is both intoxicatingly nostalgic and instantly refreshing. With the teenage passion of their label debut Projector and the experimentalism of 3D Country, they already had the basis for a strong musical identity. And with their most recent release, Getting Killed, receiving critical acclaim as what Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork has described as “one of the best, strangest, and most compelling rock records of the year”, they’ve proven that if New York needs a new act to reinvigorate a band-barren music industry, Geese are it.