Things have been going pretty well for Geese since they released _Getting Killed_ , the best album of 2025. You might even say the psyop is working. These days, they're winning awards and walking in runway shows and debuting new songs and shit. They just made a very high-profile Coachella debut, covering Justin Bieber for an audience that included Sabrina Carpenter and Jack White. Courtney Love…

Geese are the most talked-about new rock band in years. But thanks to a recent Wired article, they’re now facing a backlash — accused of being privileged, reactionary, and even a “psyop.” It’s everything that’s wrong with music discourse today.

Geese clearly appeal to a crowd who wants music to matter again. That’s good. And not a “psyop,” as Wired claims. (Emma McIntyre / Getty…