The Connecticut five-piece is already playing arenas and selling out Red Rocks, but their new album Dripfield shows they're just as interested in making a name for themselves in the studio.
It’s a mortifying experience to have to admit to the members of the band Goose, in the interests of full disclosure, that you have not yet seen them live. That’s because Goose is, by most accounts, the most talked about jam band in the country right now. How can one truly understand a jam band if they haven’t been in that crowd, riding an improvisational wave of sound to some unknown peak that will never be replicated in exactly the same way? Sure, you can dig through concert clips on YouTube. Or pore over the high-quality live recordings that Goose upload to Bandcamp and Nugs, often releasing full shows just days after they happen. But, c’mon — that’s no substitute for the real thing.
Luckily, Goose is maybe the one jam band out there where this shortcoming can be at least somewhat tolerated. As much as the Connecticut five-piece are a top-notch live act with an ever-growing draw — they just played their first arena show in their home state and have sold-out gigs at major venues like Colorado’s Red Rocks and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on the horizon — Goose love the recording studio as much as the stage. Their new album, Dripfield, out June 24, is their third and most assured play at establishing themselves as a compelling studio act.
