The Future Never Waits Explained

The Future Never Waits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hawkwind
Cover:	Hawkwind - The Future Never Waits.jpg
Alt:	A graphic of the band performing in outer space
Language:	English
Label:	Cherry Red
Prev Title:	We Are Looking in on You
Prev Year:	2022
Next Title:	Stories from Time and Space
Next Year:	2024

The Future Never Waits is a 2023 studio album by British space rock band Hawkwind. It has received positive reviews from critics

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that Hawwkind co-founder Dave Brock "shows no sign of slowing down" and this album "is, at once, more exciting and musically adventurous—even with the (minor) missteps" and "a significant late-career highlight from Hawkwind.". Writing at Louder Than War, Paul Clarke stated that there "is plenty to enjoy" for both new and old listeners and the music is "equally impressive is the ambition and range of styles explored".

Track listing

1. "The Future Never Waits" (Dave Brock, Doug MacKinnon, Magnus Martin, Richard Chadwick, Timothy Lewis) – 10:16
2. "The End" (Brock) – 4:10
3. "Aldous Huxley" (Martin) – 4:38
4. "They Are So Easily Distracted" (Martin) – 10:25
5. "Rama (The Prophecy)" (Brock) – 8:30
6. "USB1" (Brock, Martin, Chadwick) – 3:56
7. "Outside of Time" (Brock) – 7:38
8. "I'm Learning to Live Today" (Brock, MacKinnon, Chadwick) – 8:05
9. "The Beginning" (Martin) – 8:22
10. "Trapped in This Modern Age" (Brock) – 3:00

Personnel

Hawkwind

• Dave Brock – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, engineering
• Richard Chadwick – vocals, drums
• Doug MacKinnon – bass guitar
• Magnus Martin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, engineering
• Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, synthesizers

Additional personnel

• Tanya Durrant – layout
• Jessie Metcalfe – photography
• NASA – photography
• Kris Tait – coordination
• Meriel Waissman – layout

See also

• 2023 in British music
• List of 2023 albums