To the delight of its global fanbase, Goose surprise-released its fifth studio album, Chain Yer Dragon, earlier today. Jimmy Fallon announced the news on The Tonight Show before the band went on to world premiere its brand-new song, \u201cMadalena.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMadalena\u201d opens sparsely \u2014 just a voice and a piano ringing out into the ether. The ballad begins as a road-weary confessional to a mysterious woman who feels tragically out of reach. Lead singer, guitarist Rick Mitarotonda\u2019s voice soars over Peter Anspach\u2019s swelling keyboard flourishes, unfurling the story of a restless soul caught between a real world and a dream, and perhaps not knowing which is which. The only constant, it seems, is a sense of longing.<\/p>\n
As always, reality intervenes, and the dreamlike meditation of the song\u2019s narrator gives way to a building rhythm. The band joins in on the song with fuzzed guitar licks, Trevor Weekz\u2019s elastic basslines, and Cotter Ellis\u2019s propulsive drum fills. In an instant, we\u2019re transported someplace timeless, enmeshed in the world of riverside barrooms and all-night seances that raise the dead. \u201cMadelena\u201d throws down, cresting anthemically with its full, resounding chorus. But the joy of the melody never fully resolves the lyrical tension. The world beats on ceaselessly, a new dawn breaks, all the while there is yearning for the stillness, to stay dreaming just a little longer.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Madalena\u2019 expanded on the world of Chain Yer Dragon in a beautiful way to us, offering a side to the album\u2019s story that wasn\u2019t quite present before,\u201d says Mitarotonda. \u201cIt felt fresh and exciting, and yet in a strange way like it\u2019s been there from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goose\u2019s fifth studio album and second full-length of 2025, Chain Yer Dragon (No Coincidence Records), was produced by D. James Goodwin and comes out a mere four months after the band\u2019s acclaimed LP, Everything Must Go. The album welcomes listeners into a rich, fully-realized world of music and familiar characters, beckoning them to follow the lights and sounds through dingy barrooms and late nights on the road that dissolve into the clarity of a fresh dawn. Chain Yer Dragon showcases Goose\u2019s versatility, laying down 70\u2019s-infused rock songs that feel lived-in and that come to life through improvisation. Playing with form, Chain Yer Dragon is buoyed by a natural production style that once again puts the focus on the raw, freewheeling feel of the band\u2019s electric live shows.<\/p>\n
With tracks that span Goose\u2019s musical career, Chain Yer Dragon serves as connective tissue between some of the group\u2019s earliest, much-beloved songwriting and its current evolution as a four-piece. Featuring live staples like \u201cEcho of A Rose,\u201d \u201cEmpress of Organos,\u201d \u201cRockdale,\u201d and fan favorites like \u201cFactory Fiction,\u201d Chain Yer Dragon embraces the band\u2019s origins. The album\u2019s opening songs, including completely new tracks \u201cMadalena\u201d and \u201cRoyal\u201d among others, flesh out the universe of The Night Rays Band, expanding on ideas first conceived by guitarist and vocalist Rick Mitarotonda and his songwriting partner Matt Campbell back in 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a world-building component that feels like the driving force of this record,\u201d Mitarotonda reflects. \u201cMany of these character-driven songs come from a time and place where we were finding our voice musically, and it\u2019s been so gratifying to not only revisit it through the lens of who and where we are now, but to expand on it. These songs have been on a journey, and it feels right for them to finally have a home now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChain Yer Dragon is certainly its own world,\u201d adds Anspach. \u201cOne that has existed for a while, but has grown along the way. I think Everything Must Go was in many ways a broader statement album for the band after three wild years. It kind of symbolized that roller coaster, with many different themes and moments that were born in that pressure cooker.<\/p>\n
\u201cChain Yer Dragon is a special album in that, from front to back, it really showcases the songwriting duo of Rick and Matt. They have such a strong, open relationship when it comes to writing, and it seems to grow with each composition. \u2018Madalena\u2019 was notably the most recent song to be written for this record. I\u2019m in awe of what they are able to create, and I\u2019m stoked to share in the world of Chain Yer Dragon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chain Yer Dragon finds Goose at their most essential \u2014 a freewheeling journey rich with personalities, vivid locales, and music to get lost in. It propels the band\u2019s ever-expanding catalog forward while serving as a reminder that sometimes, the surest way ahead is by embracing the past.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of the journey these songs have been on, and that they\u2019re finally being realized on a record that feels in line with the spirit of what they always wanted to be,\u201d says Mitarotonda. \u201cIt also gave us an opportunity to work on some new ideas that felt like they belonged to the world these songs inhabit, while also adding some new language. I like to think of these things as a landscape, and that together we can move in any direction at any time \u2014 embracing and exploring our past and pushing forward to somewhere new.\u201d<\/p>\n
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GOOSE\u00a0CHAIN YER DRAGON\u00a0(No Coincidence Records)<\/p>\n
Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n Having recently made their triumphant sold-out headline debut at New York City\u2019s world-famous Madison Square Garden, Goose returns to the road this weekend with an eagerly anticipated performance at Park City, UT\u2019s Park City Song Summit (August 14-16), followed by headline dates, festival appearances, and more.<\/p>\n Highlights include a one-night-only show as special guest to Dave Matthews Band set for Sunday, August 31 at George, WA\u2019s The Gorge Amphitheatre, a sold-out headline performance at Burlington, VT\u2019s Waterfront Park (September 14), and two-night stands at Louisville, KY\u2019s historic The Louisville Palace (September 23-24) and Richmond, VA\u2019s Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront (October 2-3), as well as the band\u2019s 12th annual Goosemas holiday celebration, set for December 12-13 at Providence, RI\u2019s Amica Mutual Pavilion. $1 from every ticket sold for Goosemas will benefit Backline, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources. For complete information, please visit www.goosetheband.com\/tour.<\/p>\n Goose \u2013 who lit up last month\u2019s Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI with a stellar set that saw them joined onstage by the legendary Kenny Loggins for an unforgettable rendition of his Top Gun classic, \u201cDanger Zone\u201d \u2013 is also set for an array of top-billed festival appearances in the coming months, including Fredericton, NB\u2019s Harvest Music Festival (September 12), Las Vegas, NV\u2019s RISE (October 5), and Live Oak, FL\u2019s Suwanee Hulaween (October 30-November 2).<\/p>\n In addition, Goose recently announced the second iteration of their annual destination festival, Viva El Gonzo, produced by 100x Hospitality and set for May 7-9, 2026, in San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo, Mexico. A three-day music and arts festival held in a sacred tropical oasis on the southern tip of the Baja California desert, Viva El Gonzo will see Goose playing all three nights, joined by an all-star assembly of special guests for an immersive musical experience like no other. A complete lineup will be announced soon. GA Festival Tickets, TED and Super TED VIP, and travel packages are available now exclusively at www.vivaelgonzo.com.<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n GOOSE \u2013 TOUR 2025<\/p>\n AUGUST<\/p>\n 14-16 \u2013 Park City, UT \u2013 Park City Song Summit *<\/p>\n 28 \u2013 Iowa City, IA \u2013 University of Iowa\u2019s Fall Welcome Concert<\/p>\n 31 \u2013 George, WA \u2013 The Gorge Amphitheatre ^<\/p>\n SEPTEMBER<\/p>\n 12 \u2013 Fredericton, NB \u2013 Harvest Music Festival *<\/p>\n 14 \u2013 Burlington, VT \u2013 Waterfront Park (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n 17 \u2013 Madison, WI \u2013 Kohl Center \u2020<\/p>\n 19 \u2013 Sterling Heights, MI \u2013 Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill<\/p>\n 20 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island<\/p>\n 23 \u2013 Louisville, KY \u2013 The Louisville Palace<\/p>\n 24 \u2013 Louisville, KY \u2013 The Louisville Palace<\/p>\n 26 \u2013 Alpharetta, GA \u2013 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre #<\/p>\n 27 \u2013 Charlotte, NC \u2013 PNC Music Pavilion #<\/p>\n 30 \u2013 Columbus, OH \u2013 KEMBA Live!<\/p>\n OCTOBER<\/p>\n 2 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront<\/p>\n 3 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront<\/p>\n 4 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 TD Pavilion at the Mann<\/p>\n 5 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV \u2013 RISE *<\/p>\n 30-11\/2 \u2013 Live Oak, FL \u2013 Suwannee Hulaween *<\/p>\n DECEMBER<\/p>\n 12 \u2013 Providence, RI \u2013 Goosemas 2025 @ Amica Mutual Pavilion<\/p>\n 13 \u2013 Providence, RI \u2013 Goosemas 2025 @ Amica Mutual Pavilion<\/p>\n MAY 2026<\/p>\n 7 \u2013 9 \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo, Mexico \u2013 Viva El Gonzo<\/p>\n * FESTIVAL APPEARANCE<\/p>\n ^ SUPPORTING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND<\/p>\n \u2020 W\/ MT. JOY<\/p>\n # W\/ PENELOPE ROAD<\/p>\n CONNECT WITH GOOSE<\/p>\n WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n Press Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ken Weinstein<\/p>\n weinstein@bighassle.com<\/p>\n MyPR International Press Releases<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To the delight of its global fanbase, Goose surprise-released its fifth studio album, Chain Yer Dragon, earlier today. Jimmy Fallon announced the news on The Tonight Show before the band went on to world premiere its brand-new song, \u201cMadalena.\u201d \u201cMadalena\u201d opens sparsely \u2014 just a voice and a piano ringing out into the ether. 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