At NYS Music we love a mystery. Goose delivered a mystery in cryptic droves over the past couple of weeks. They dropped messages with zero context, dropped a video of a music executive rant filled with industry jargon, and showed up at an NBA basketball game in crazy sweat suits that each had a different letter on them: F A C E (as seen below).
The mystery culminated in the announcement of their 6th studio album called BIG MODERN! arriving on June 12th. The album portrays our hyperconnected world in a lush landscape of indie-groove, “ingeniously capturing what it feels like to move through today’s overstimulated society.”
BIG MODERN! is lead with new single, “Good2B.” From its first percussive note, the track offers up an unstoppable disco-funk energy, with sun-drenched congas, slinking bass lines, and organ hits dancing over an endless lyrical parade of people, places, and things. It’s joyous and messy; reward and distraction. It’s everything you could ever want, everywhere, all of the time, and all of it goes down smooth. But despite its intoxicating lightness, “Good2B” is laced with an anxious undercurrent. It’s a never-ending party with a looming expiration date.
“‘Good2B,’ and BIG MODERN! as a whole, deal with the occasional state of flow amidst absurdity,” says Goose’s Rick Mitarotonda. “It’s doing the electric slide down the grocery aisle between the Pop-Tarts and Frosted Flakes. Hyper-convenience, hyper-connected; lost in the digital sauce and feeling pretty good about it. All while we’re left with the nagging questions: how long can this feeling last? How long can all of it last?”
In addition, Mitarotonda spoke to Rolling Stone about the new album and song, saying, “As I see it, all these ideas we’ve been playing with are an absurdist reflection of the confusion of existing in today’s world. Over-stated guerrilla marketing campaign with zero context or direct connection to anything, video of a five-minute rant from an unhinged executive, showing up at an NBA game in ridiculous sweat suits…The album is a dispatch from interesting times, without judgment or superiority. We’re all in it the same – the exhilarating, disorienting experience of constantly being so ‘connected’. The overstimulating, high-resolution world of content streaming directly into your brain, in real time, all the time. Synthetic, prepackaged human emotion on demand for your entertainment. The nightly doomscroll bliss. The relentless worship of the projection of an image of self to the world. Identity as a brand. Your FACE… on your FACE. Somehow, more becomes less. Something is lost, but we’re not totally sure what it is. It’s awesome, and it’s terrifying.
“‘Good2B’ is a sort of surrendering to an ecstasy in all of that chaos. A personal oasis in the algorithm. It’s that moment when the entire world of content and convenience is at your fingertips, and shaking your ass just feels right. It’s a good day, with the quietly looming question: wait, is it though? Nvm yea it’s sick.”
BIG MODERN! sees Goose confronting the relentless stimuli and accelerated absurdity of our present-day culture by meeting it head-on with their own sprawling versatility and creative range. Built on the back of the band’s vaunted improvisational prowess, the album highlights their ongoing musical evolution through 15 future-facing tracks that weave effortlessly through heartland rock piano ballads, accented orchestral jazz interludes, and high-octane synth rock.
We look forward to seeing them in NY this summer at Madison Square Garden on June 19th and 20th, and at SPAC on July 3rd and 4th.
GOOSE 2026 TOUR SCHEDULE
APRIL
10 – Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville.com Arena (SOLD OUT)
11 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater *
12 – Orlando, FL – Florida Groves Music & Arts Festival †
14 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium
15 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – War Memorial Auditorium
17 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
18 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
19 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
21 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
22 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
23 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
24 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
25 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
MAY
7-9 – San José del Cabo, Mexico – Viva El Gonzo
22 – London, UK – Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)
23 – London, UK – Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)
25 – Brussels, BE – La Madeleine
27 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
28 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
30 – Cologne, DE – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck (SOLD OUT)
JUNE
1 – Paris, FR – Élysée-Montmartre
3 – Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuzberg
5 – Aarhus, DK – NorthSide 2026 †
13 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre ^
15 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
16 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
23 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
24 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
26 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
27 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
28 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
30 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
JULY
1 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
2 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
3 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC ‡
4 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC §
AUGUST
13 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
15 – Stanford, CA – Frost Amphitheater
16 – Reno, NV – The Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
18 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
19 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater Δ
21 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater Δ
22 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ‖
24 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
27 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
28 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series at Civic Center
SEPTEMBER
24 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond †
† Festival Appearance
* w/ Special Guests The Stews
^ w/ Special Guest Julian Lage
‡ w/ Special Guests The Disco Biscuits
§ w/Special Guests moe.
Δ w/ Special Guests Greensky Bluegrass
‖ w/ Special Guests Buffalo Traffic Jam
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