Projector

Description

Geeseare a quintet of native Brooklyners who formed during their freshman year of high school. They are also one of the most hyped exports to emerge from the borough in years with a complex and energetic sound built from scraps of post-punk, prog, and a deep lineage of New York rock & roll. During the front half of 2020, the band’s home-recorded demos suddenly became a target for serious label attention and, having just graduated from high school,Geesefound themselves fielding offers from both sides of the Atlantic. New York’sPartisanand London’sPIASwon out in a joint deal resulting in the release of the band’s full-length debut,Projector. MembersCameron Winter(vocals, keyboards),Gus Green(guitar),Foster Hudson(guitar),Dominic DiGesu(bass), andMax Bassin(drums) project a sense of confidence and benefit from the kind of chemistry forged during youth. Over the album’s nine tightly arranged cuts,Geesecome off far more professional and experienced than they have a right to be. Echoes ofTelevision,the Strokes, andAlt-J, are present in their blend of intricate guitar lines and kinetic rhythms. Opener “Rain Dance” is a captivating and frantic bit of psychedelic post-punk that immediately sets the album’s nervy tone. On “Low Era,” they mix spidery guitar runs with a moody groove andWinterflexes his range with a rough-hewn falsetto oddly reminiscent of late-’70sJohn Martyn. Throughout the set,Geesecover a nice range of dynamics, indicating the depth of their influences and tastes.Projectoris an impressive debut and all-around solid effort from a band at the start of a promising career. ~ Timothy Monger