100 Horses
| "100 Horses" | ||||
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| Single by Geese | ||||
| from the album Getting Killed | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2025 | |||
| Studio | Putnam Hill (Los Angeles) | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | Cameron Winter | |||
| Producers | ||||
| Geese singles chronology | ||||
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“100 Horses“ is a single by American rock band Geese. It was released as a preview of their album Getting Killed on August 26, 2025, following the release of the lead single "Taxes" and a preview of "Trinidad".[1][2][3]
Themes
The song addresses "themes of unrest, displacement, and reluctant sacrifice", including repeated references to "times of war".[4] Other lyrics include, "All people must die scared or else just die nervous".[5]
Reception
A review of Getting Killed in Stereophile singled out "100 Horses" as "the standout track", calling it "forceful, unsettling, and gripping".[4]
Entertainment Weekly said that the hooks were "excellent" on both "100 Horses" and "Taxes", describing them as "rollicking singles".[6] The Wall Street Journal called out the song's "culicues of bluesy guitar".[7]
The Globe and Mail selected it as one of its 10 best songs for 2025, describing "100 Horses" as a work that "lyrically implores dancing while stylistically inhibiting it".[3]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
Geese:
- Cameron Winter - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
- Emily Green - Guitar
- Dominic DiGesu – bass guitar
- Max Bassin – drums
Additional Musicians:
- Nick Lee – trombone
Technical:
- Kenny Beats – production
- Geese - production
- Daniel McNeill – engineering
- Beatriz Artola – mixing
- Felix Davis – mastering
References
- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (August 28, 2025). "Geese share captivating new single '100 Horses' and announce 2026 UK and European tour". NME. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Redfern, Mark (August 26, 2025). "Geese Share New Song "100 Horses"". Under the Radar. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ a b O'Kane, Josh (December 9, 2025). "The 10 best songs of 2025: A distinctly human playlist for a whiplash year of threats to creativity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Chestowski, Ray (2026). "Getting Killed". Stereophile. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Richards, Chris (November 25, 2025). "Geese is the best new band you're sick of hearing good things abou". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Nuss, Allaire (December 2025). "The 10 best albums of 2025 | 6. Getting Killed". Entertainment Weekly.com. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (September 23, 2025). "'Getting Killed' by Geese Review: Leading the Indie-Rock Flock; The buzzy New York band sticks to its eccentricities with appealing swagger on its rewarding fourth album". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Geese (September 26, 2025). Getting Killed (LP liner notes). Partisan Records. PTPS60LP.