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My favorite song by Geese off their new album is “Taxes,” and here’s why.

The first time I heard it, I had that instant feeling like, YUP, this will be one of those songs I obsess over and play over and over again until I learn all the lyrics and can sing along to it every time someone plays it. It starts so understated, with hand percussion and this soft shaker that feels almost like someone’s playing right next to you. It’s like you’re at their show versus listening to their record. It’s earthy and intimate, like the song is being built in real time. It’s organic; unlike every bullshit AI wannabe music-song. Geese is real and I think that’s part of why they are doing so well right now. Music fans love this raw sound.

When the vocals come in, it becomes immediately obvious why Geese stands out. There’s something special in the tone. It’s emotional without being dramatic, and it lives in that perfect weird space between emo and folk, where honesty matters more than perfection.

“Taxes” also has one of the most relatable concepts you can possibly write a song about right now. It’s basically a poetic rant about the exhausting weight of existing in America under capitalism, where you’re constantly paying into systems that don’t even take care of you. The lyrics are sparse, but every line feels deliberate, like they chose only the words that hit the hardest and left everything else behind.

Then the track turns toward the U.S. medical system and lands this line that genuinely made me stop and stare at the wall because I related so hard: “Doctor heal yourself, I will break my own heart from now on.”

That’s the kind of lyric that doesn’t just sound good. It feels like it’s describing something people are living through. It’s bleak, but it’s also honest in a way rock music should be. It sounds like the American nightmare, one many of us are living in right now.

Geese released Getting Killed on September 26th, 2025, and since then they’ve been pulling in a massive following and real critical love too.

“Taxes” is catchy, strange, grounded, and quietly devastating. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to scream along, even if you don’t totally know why you’re emotional until halfway through.