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New Zealand psych outfit play four nights in Dalston · Ruban Nielson and band indulge themselves during 'depression funk' residency

“Let’s go, Geese!” · These three words, constituting a quarter of Geese’s full acceptance speech for the 2026 BRIT Award for International Group, are an apt summary of the goodwill available to this band of Brooklyn youngsters across the venues and music publications of Europe.

A Love Letter to Vampire Weekend

Many people will read the words Vampire Weekend and instantly think 'A-Punk, 2008, Inbetweeners soundtrack landfill indie.' This label haunts them unjustly - in the near 20 years since their debut, they have aggressively courted positive reviews with the hard-to-please Pitchfork, won several Grammys, and had numerous albums debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200.