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Geese – Getting Killed – Clear Vinyl Record
Getting Killed captures Geese at their most unruly and focused, using the volatility of a live rock band as the organizing force for an album full of abrupt turns. The Brooklyn group recorded the material in Los Angeles with producer Kenneth Blume, also known as Kenny Beats, during a fast ten-day session. That compressed process gives the performances an immediate, combustible quality while leaving room for choirs, drum machines, distorted guitars, and unexpected pockets of tenderness.
“Trinidad” opens with a loose, theatrical momentum that makes the album feel unstable from its first minutes. “Cobra” and “Husbands” tighten the rhythmic pressure, pairing Cameron Winter’s elastic voice with guitar parts that can sound sharp, comic, or menacing within the same song. The title track pushes that tension further. Rather than smoothing the band into conventional alternative rock, the production preserves the scrapes, sudden accents, and collective surges that make Geese sound physically present.
The middle of the record keeps changing the scale. “Islands of Men” stretches into a more expansive arrangement, while “100 Horses” turns a clanking pulse into an eccentric hook. “Half Real” offers a comparatively direct emotional center without abandoning the album’s odd angles. Across these tracks, the rhythm section continually redirects the songs; guitars and sampled voices may appear as texture, interruption, or counterargument instead of staying in a predictable supporting role.
“Au Pays du Cocaine” introduces a strangely graceful atmosphere before “Bow Down” snaps into a jagged, danceable pattern. “Taxes” expands from rhythmic friction into a cathartic rock release, using bleak humor and mounting intensity rather than a tidy verse-chorus payoff. The final “Long Island City Here I Come” gathers the record’s nervous energy into a loud, sprawling conclusion, with Winter’s voice and the ensemble seeming to push past the limits of the arrangement together.
The album rewards listeners who value personality over polish. Its songs draw on art rock, post-punk, noise, classic-rock gesture, and experimental pop without settling into one revival style. Anger and absurdity sit beside moments of vulnerable melody, and the band’s technical control is most apparent when a performance seems about to come apart. That balance makes Getting Killed feel spontaneous on first contact and increasingly deliberate as its recurring rhythmic and lyrical ideas become clearer.
Released September 26, 2025 by Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam, this exact edition presents the eleven-track album on clear vinyl. The transparent pressing complements the stark sleeve design while preserving the complete sequence from “Trinidad” through “Long Island City Here I Come.” Its UPC distinguishes this version from black, colored, and retailer-exclusive alternatives, giving collectors a clearly identified physical edition of Geese’s ambitious third label-released studio album.
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