Goose have a lot to say about the world right now, and “Torero” is the latest proof. Released today, the new track is the second single from ‘BIG MODERN!’, their sixth studio album arriving June 12 via No Coincidence Records. Pre-orders and pre-saves are live now and listen to the song here.
“Torero” opens on a synthetic drone, reverberating drums rising underneath like heat off pavement. A pulsing bassline and menacing muted guitar push it forward before Rick Mitarotonda’s harmonic guitar riffs and Peter Anspach’s swelling synths crack the song wide open. Lush, layered and genuinely unsettling, it builds with patience and then detonates in a howling outro solo. There’s an adrenaline-fueled nostalgia running through it that lands hard.
“Torero” follows “Good2B,” which Rolling Stone called “a vintage Goose gem,” and arrived after one of the more creative album rollouts in recent memory. Emmy-nominated actor Jake Lacy starred in a teaser video, then showed up courtside with the band at Madison Square Garden for a Knicks vs. Bulls game, each member wearing yellow hoodies spelling out “FACE.” Guerrilla marketing in major US cities and a Morse code-laden website kept fans speculating for weeks.
‘BIG MODERN!’ is fifteen tracks built to mirror the overstimulated, hyperconnected world Goose finds themselves navigating. Mitarotonda described it to Rolling Stone as “a dispatch from interesting times, without judgment or superiority,” adding that the album captures “the exhilarating, disorienting experience of constantly being so connected.” Heartland rock piano ballads, orchestral jazz interludes and high-octane synth rock all share space across the record, held together by the band’s improvisational instincts and genuine musical range.
Goose head to Viva El Gonzo this week, their destination festival in San José del Cabo, Mexico running May 7 through 9. Three nights of performances anchor a lineup that includes My Morning Jacket, Cory Wong, LP Giobbi, Jim James, Leisure, The Disco Biscuits and The California Honeydrops. A European and UK headline tour follows, with sold-out dates already at London’s Electric Brixton, Amsterdam’s Melkweg and Cologne’s Bürgerhaus Stollwerck.
Summer tour kicks off June 13 in Toronto and doesn’t let up. Two nights at Madison Square Garden, sold-out runs at Leader Bank Pavilion and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and marquee stops at Merriweather Post Pavilion and The Greek Theatre fill out a routing that ranks among the most ambitious of their career. One dollar from every ticket sold benefits Western Sun Foundation, supporting grassroots nonprofits in each city the band visits.
‘BIG MODERN!’ arrives June 12 on No Coincidence Records.
Tracklist:
Big Modern!
Scavenger
(you are here)
((scavengersspell))
Good2B
MEDIA
Torero
(faena)
POP
SALT
(again)
Good Times // End Times
((nocturne))
(((postplace)))
Goose 2026 Tour Dates:
May 7-9 – San José del Cabo, Mexico – Viva El Gonzo
May 22 – London, UK – Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)
May 23 – London, UK – Electric Brixton (SOLD OUT)
May 25 – Brussels, BE – La Madeleine
May 27 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
May 28 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
May 30 – Cologne, DE – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck (SOLD OUT)
June 1 – Paris, FR – Élysée-Montmartre
June 3 – Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuzberg
June 5 – Aarhus, DK – NorthSide 2026 †
June 13 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre ^
June 15 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
June 16 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
June 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 23 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
June 24 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
June 26 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 27 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 28 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 30 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
July 1 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
July 2 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 3 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC ‡
July 4 – Saratoga Springs, NY – SPAC §
August 13 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
August 15 – Stanford, CA – Frost Amphitheater
August 16 – Reno, NV – The Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
August 18 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
August 19 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater Δ
August 21 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater Δ
August 22 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ‖
August 24 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
August 27 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
August 28 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
August 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series at Civic Center
September 24 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond †
† Festival Appearance ^ 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
