Live At Third Man Records

Geese — 2026

“Captured just before the breakout, Geese sound hungry and completely unfiltered.”

Geese are a New York City based rock band who formed in 2016, originally meeting as high school students. The band’s core lineup now consists of frontman Cameron Winter, guitarist Emily Green, bassist Dominic DiGesu, and drummer Max Bassin. They kept building momentum earlier releases but closed out 2025 on a serious high following the success of Getting Killed, one of the standout albums of the year. Live at Third Man Records was recorded on June 11, 2025 at the Blue Room in Nashville, just weeks before Getting Killed officially dropped. The performance was captured direct-to-acetate, which means the audio was cut straight to a master disc in real time with no safety net. The result is an eight track vinyl only release that serves six songs from Getting Killed, one track from the 4D Country EP called “Space Race”, and a previously unreleased cut called “I Will Let You Down.” It is a great energetic listen that captures all the hype before it even happened!

Geese are hard to pin down, and this live set shows that clearly. Their sound pulls from a multitude of genres that include blues, noise rock, post-punk, country, and funk, with Winter’s distinctive vocals sitting at the center of all of it. On record the band can swing between something abrasive and chaotic one moment and then settle into a groove the next. Live, that contrast comes through even more. The album captures the raucous side of their live show and the immediacy of the songs. The direct-to-acetate format gives everything a warm, analog quality that suits the band well. The pressing itself is clean with very little surface noise, which is a genuine plus for a live record cut this way.

Geese have been building since forming in 2016, and Getting Killed marked a clear step forward from 3D Country, showing the band moving away from a more straightforward indie rock. This live album captures that shift in real time. Hearing these songs played live before the studio versions were even out gives the recording an interesting sense of energy. The band sounds locked in and confident with songs most listeners hadn’t heard yet. I can only imagine of how much the crowd would have went crazy had this album been taped last month.

Geese draw comparisons to the wiry art-rock of Television and the hypnotic pulse of The Velvet Underground, while pushing that lineage into a louder, more chaotic modern space. Cameron Winter’s voice has drawn comparisons to Thom Yorke, Mick Jagger, and Van Morrison depending on what he’s doing in a given song. If you follow Black Midi, Dry Cleaning, or early Parquet Courts, Geese will make sense to you. Fans of the noisier side of Radiohead or early LCD Soundsystem will also find connection to Geese.

“I Will Let You Down” is a standout track and a great reason to seek this record out. It’s not available anywhere else and it’s a strong song that holds up against anything on Getting Killed. Closer “Trinidad” and “Bow Down” also translate well to the live setting, with both tracks building in ways that reward the format. In fact, they both hit a little harder on the stage. “Space Race” from the 4D Country EP fits naturally into the set and gives longer term fans something familiar to hold onto. Of course, “Taxes” sounds great here plus I really liked how “Islands of Men” opens the setlist and it makes me believe that it could have also worked opening the album.

Winter’s lyrics lean into paranoia, frustration, and the general feeling that things are out of control. He vividly portrays profound solitude and the desperate effort to maintain even the smallest sense of control. That comes through in the live setting too, partly because his vocals are pushed so far forward in the mix. You catch every word. His singing drifts between fragile croons and tense eruptions.

Live at Third Man Records is a well-executed document of a band at a specific and meaningful moment. The direct-to-acetate format could have gone sideways but it didn’t. The pressing is quiet, the recording has real depth, and the performances are tight. For anyone already following Geese, this is an easy pickup, especially for “I Will Let You Down” alone. For anyone new to the band, Getting Killed is probably the better starting point, but this record does a solid job of showing why people are paying attention. With a European tour underway and the band’s profile continuing to grow, Live at Third Man Records lands as a solid holdover that keeps the momentum going and leaves you curious about what comes next.