09 January 2026

9 January 2026 - Geese - Au Pays du Cocaine

OK.  

Let's talk about Geese.

Their 2025 album Getting Killed is topping a lot of year-end best-of lists. 

I listened to it. It's good.  

It did not make my Wicked 25 or even the honorable mentions.  I just.... it was good.  I liked it.

A lot of the attention on Geese's album was driven by Cameron Winter's 2024 solo album, Heavy Metal, which did better than expected (and appeared on a few 2025 lists because it came out in December 2024, too late for a lot of those lists).  I have not listened to that one yet.  

But, I *did* like Getting Killed.   One of the highlights of the album for me is this song, which is post-punk crooning perfection - about a guy trying to convince a reluctant partner.  With lyrics by Winter and music by the whole band, it really does tell a story all inside itself.


Live, the melancholy song sounds even sadder, with Winter's baritone selling the emotion.  

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