The Future Never Waits
Studio album by Hawkwind
Released	28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Length	68:55
Language	English
Label	Cherry Red
Hawkwind chronology
We Are Looking in on You (2022) The Future Never Waits (2023) Stories from Time and Space (2024)

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

Reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, The Future Never Waits received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.^[1] 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.".^[2] 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".^[3]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Hawkwind

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

Additional personnel

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