Watch Geese on Tiny Desk

Thankfully, they did not play that Bee Gees cover.

2025 indie rock favourites and Cameron Winter vehicle Geese played NPR’s Tiny Desk show in December, and the 3-song set culled from Getting Killed is out today.

I loved the Geese album last year.

The video description says;

When Geese stopped by the NPR Music office in December, bassist Dominic DiGesu geeked out with a bag of trinkets to display on the Desk: a small, toy goose gifted to them on tour, a stuffed Snoopy, a figurine of Sonic cradling Jesus, Minecraft sticky notes and a Mets hat.

Since the release of 2025’s Getting Killed, the critical and fan reception has been wild and hard to parse — even my colleagues at All Songs Considered dove into the phenomenon. But here, the members of Geese ignore the noise and lean into their decade of collaboration together.

Geese’s set is charmingly earnest and a bit melancholy, focused on the quieter moments of Getting Killed. It’s truly the band in its purest form.

Frontperson Cameron Winter sings seated, gazing out as he strums his guitar. Emily Green shines bright here, keeping the pulse of the band as she plays guitar with a jagged edge. The rest of the lot play mostly with their eyes closed, locked into the songs they’ve been touring with since last spring. As the music swells, like in “Half Real,” Geese soars.

SET LIST

• “Husbands”
• “Cobra”
• “Half Real”

MUSICIANS Cameron Winter: vocals, guitar Emily Green: guitar Dominic DiGesu: bass Max Bassin: drums Sam Revaz: piano, keys, electronics

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent,  Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter,  and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.

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