Geese are taking over TikTok (the band, not the birds)
Geese are so ever-present on my TikTok algorithm, it's starting to feel like my FYP is an empty soccer field.
Apologies for the dad joke — I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm trying to remove it. But seriously: The band Geese — not the infamously aggressive bird, nor the jam-band Goose — has become a core subject in certain corners of TikTok. My For You Page? Fully Geese-pilled, to borrow the parlance of our times.
And I'm not alone. Scroll through TikTok, and you'll find people posting about Geese, making fancams of Geese, sharing meme edits of Geese, and circulating rooftop footage of the band's Brooklyn pop-up show.
You May Also Like
You might even see acclaimed actor Cillian Murphy talking about Geese.
We’ve seen this phenomenon before. TikTok is a platform largely defined by sounds, so it makes sense that it’s become a launchpad for musicians. At Mashable, we've covered how the platform helped indie supergroup Boygenius become mainstream giants, assisted in rocketing Chappell Roan to pop stardom, and functioned as a discovery tool and stabilizing force for smaller artists.
Meet The Mashable 101: The top creators keeping the internet interesting in 2025
It's unclear if Geese will follow the same meteoric path as Boygenius or Roan, but TikTok has already marked them as a signifier of good taste and coolness. Their new album Getting Killed has earned rave reviews, following frontman Cameron Winters' stellar solo debut Heavy Metal earlier this year. Heck, you might've heard the semi-viral "Love Takes Miles" from that album on TikTok already.
Geese has momentum. Their sound is weird yet accessible — guitar-forward rock with eccentric twists and catchy hooks. Winters' lyrics are weird, edgy, and filled with the dark sorts of references the internet loves. (Example: If you want me to pay my taxes / You better come over with a crucifix / You're gonna have to nail me down.) It doesn't hurt that the band is young and looks exactly like how you'd picture a cool rock band to look in 2025.
It also doesn't hurt that they're NYC born-and-bred in a time when effectively all the U.S.-based cool kids on TikTok live in NYC. Put simply, Geese is exactly the kind of band primed to blow up on TikTok right now.
Google Trends backs it up: Searches for Geese have spiked in recent weeks, outpacing both their namesake bird and the band Goose.
And yes, interest in Geese outpaces both geese (the birds) and Goose (the band).
So if your FYP is drowning in Geese content, just know you’re not alone. It could be worse. They’re a lot more listenable than the actual honking kind.
Meet The Mashable 101: The top creators keeping the internet interesting in 2025. From meme-makers to movement-starters, these are the people powering our timelines today.
Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).
