Iconic alternative / electronic band GOOSE having recently completed a clutch of U.K shows with Grammy nominated Australian act Cut Copy, have now announced a series of new 2023 shows supporting American synth-wave band The Midnight and will take their hi-octane live experience across Europe.
The band also release a new single ‘Rock’ taken from the new album ‘Endless’ and an unreleased b-side ‘Get It Started’. Fusing a heady dose of 90s inspired electro-pop melodies, alongside modern sweeping production, the new songs chart a new direction for the Belgian quartet.
Lead singer Mickael Karkousse explains: “‘Rock’ has been a huge track on festivals last summer. It’s one of our favourite tracks of our recent album ENDLESS, combining dance elements and experimental electronics. It sounds like if Apex Twin and Daft Punk had a moment in the studio. It is like walking around in a musical dream, each time you open a new door, you discover a surprising and beautiful world.”
He goes on to add: “‘Get It Started’ was one of our darlings that we had to kill on the album selection. How to define the track? No boundaries, no doubts, a no nonsense dance track.”
GOOSE have released 4 studio albums and as many EP’s and remixes, but they still sound as fresh as ever. A group whose incredible achievements place them at the forefront of the crossover between electronic music and rock, the Belgian four-piece have found renewal by returning home and focussing on the bonds that keep them in place. New album ‘Endless’ is a punchy, dynamic project, packed with energy and emotion, one that finds GOOSE utilising everything they’ve learned in order to fully realise everything they’ve yet to obtain.
Four musicians operating on the same wavelength, ‘Endless’ has its roots in the raw independence that drives GOOSE. Having released hugely successful material on iconic labels such as Skint Records and the deeply influential !k7 they’ve opted to embrace their freedom and take the independent route via their own Safari Records imprint. The label shares the same name as the band’s Safari studios in their hometown Kortrijk, a hub for free-wheeling experimentation, and a place for GOOSE to do what they do best.
‘Endless’ is the first new album from GOOSE in five years and began as an avalanche of ideas in Safari Studios, before GOOSE opted to bring in French producer Victor le Masne who sat down with the band at their HQ, before inviting them to Motorbass Studios in Paris – one of the most renowned recording hubs in Europe. The decision to include an outside perspective could be what makes ‘Endless’ such a powerful record. Each note is sharpened, each effect magnified, with Victor le Masne tasked with pushing GOOSE to the next level.
‘Endless’ is a record fuelled by experience, that strives toward innocence. GOOSE are a band propelled by their instincts, by what Mickael Karkousse terms “some kind of quiet confidence. Don’t talk about it too much – just do it! Have confidence in the process, and in each other… And then it’ll be good.” With an international tour planned, GOOSE are already preparing for life beyond COVID. Using their studio as a base to escape the travails of the world, they’ve leaned in on what they truly need from one another.
Working to their own timeline, responsive to nothing but their creative desires, GOOSE have come full circle; more than 15 years on from their debut album ‘Bring It On’ they’re a band renewed. Looking ahead to their next plans, Mickael Karkousse simply laughs: “We’re just getting started!”
Rock / Get It Started / 27th January
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2023
10.03 | Sala Apolo – Barcelona, Spain (as support of The Midnight)
11.03 | Ninkasi Kao – Lyon, France (as support of The Midnight)
12.03 | Freiheitshalle – München, Germany (as support of The Midnight)
14.03 | Zoom Frankfurt – Frankfurt, Germany (as support of The Midnight)
15.03 | La Cigale – Paris, France (as support of The Midnight)
19.03 | Berns – Stockholm, Sweden (as support of The Midnight)
20.03 | Rockefeller Music Hall – Oslo, Norway (as support of The Midnight)
21.03 | VEGA Musikkens Hus – Copenhagen, Denmark (as support of The Midnight)
22.03 | Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany (as support of The Midnight)
24.03 | Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, Germany (as support of The Midnight)
25.03 | Die Kantine – Cologne, Germany (as support of The Midnight)
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