Going into Getting Killed, I had very little to say about the band Geese. Apart from some recommendations and hearing very little of Cameron Winters' solo work, I was basically going in blind. I initially felt very hesitant, knowing I would listen to the first few songs, leave it alone, and then sit on it for the rest of my time. However, after volunteering to write an album review, I knew I needed to do it. Coming in at eleven songs, this short but so, so sweet album really scratched my itch for new and different music.
Starting this album at “Trinidad” provides a very welcoming and picture-perfect song to directly describe the rambunctiousness and creativity that Getting Killed exudes. Throughout the song, we hear the wonderful vocals of Cameron Winters, accompanied by a free-flowing jazz/blues instrumental that really gives a perfect vibe of the album to come. Fun fact: JPEGMAFIA actually has backing vocals on this song!
Moving on to the next standout for me, “Husbands” delivers such a wonderful and satisfying song that exemplifies what I have come to expect from Geese and the style of Winters’ sound. This song pairs terribly heart-wrenching lyrics with a satisfying beat that can often disguise the true nature of this beautiful song.
This next standout should be pretty obvious if you’ve heard about Geese or listened to this album: “Au pays du Cocaine.” This beautiful yet gut-wrenching song signaled my first introduction to Geese, and I’ve been hooked since then. The opening verse of this track directly calls back to the second verse on “Cobra” (also highly recommend this track), but, instead of offering perfect love, Winters begs just to not be alone. Including the incredible motif of sailors and the colour green, a big taboo in sailing, makes it almost impossible for this to be real. This track, to me, is the pièce de résistance of Getting Killed.
Getting Killed dives deep into the slow decay of love and everything that comes with it: the confusion, the grief, and the strange beauty of it all. This exquisite yet poignant album has definitely cemented itself as one of my top albums of 2025, and I think it will age so well that we will see it as one of the best albums of the 2020s for years to come. If I were to recommend any album from this year, it would be Getting Killed by Geese. I would only have haste listening to this album if you’re going through a similar situation; give yourself a chance to heal.