The Brooklyn band performed “Husbands,” “Cobras,” and “Half Real” on the long-running concert series
Geese rocked up to NPR’s Tiny Desk with their own assortment of trinkets and trio of songs from their celebrated 2025 album, Getting Killed.
While the Brooklyn band definitely didn’t break out the acoustic instruments, they filled their set list with some of Getting Killed’s more subtle tunes to complement the intimate setting. Geese opened with the mesmerizing slow burner “Husbands,” settled into the heady “Cobra” next, then closed with a resonant yet aching “Half Real.”
In between “Husbands” and “Cobra,” frontman Cameron Winter joked about the surprisingly big crowd that had shown to see the breakthrough rock act. “Is this a ticketed thing?” he quipped in a knowingly wry deadpan. “I thought it was just NPR staffers here, I don’t know. And friends — NPR staffers don’t have this many friends!”
As NPR noted in its write-up, prior to the band’s performance, Geese bassist Dominic DiGesu gleefully added to the assortment of books, knickknacks, and office supplies cluttering the desks around the “stage” and the shelves behind it. His contributions included a stuffed Snoopy toy, a figurine of Sonic the Hedgehog cradling Jesus, a hat for his beloved New York Mets, and (most obviously and appropriately) a toy goose a fan gifted to them on tour.
Geese released Getting Killed last September, with the album marking their third full-length and first since 2023’s 3D Country. The record earned rave reviews and landed at Number Five on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Albums of 2025.
Geese spent much of last year touring North America in support of Getting Killed, and they’re set to return to the road this month with a run of Australian shows, followed by dates in Japan, and then Europe and the U.K. During the spring and summer, they’ll play a handful of big festivals in the U.S., including Coachella, Governors Ball, and Bonnaroo.
