Post-rock journeymen Goonies Never Say Die boast an instrumental rock sound that is more powerful than a 20-person choir could dictate. Rangy guitars chug through crunchy distorted textures pouring out emotional melodies that are both grand and sweeping. While many folks instantly think of groups like Explosions in the Sky when they hear descriptors like “instrumental post-rock”, Goonies Never Say Die are quickly establishing themselves as the next go-to definition of that sound. Simon Morgan is both the guitarist as well as the engineer and mixer on “No Words to Voice Our Hopes and Fears”; his work on both sides of the fence creates a darkened atmosphere that peeks out small elements of every emotion as it swallows your body whole. Perfect.
