Hawkwind, as you probably know, have announced yet another album, are Brock and his gang on a roll or what? They’re banging them out at the moment and to these ears, they’ve been back on rather good form in recent times. There Is No Space For Us is the name of the new album, it comes out on 18th April 2025 and there’s talk of “Humans, vast entities swallowing universes, Love and death of various races into galactic empires, Neutron stars, black holes, galaxies beyond comprehension, Escape into space, life is constantly changing…
We share this news today because a track from the album has now been released, here it is, and acoustic led piece called The Co-Pilot (a song which transforms multiple times across eight minutes)
Alas the artwork looks a little throwaway once more, I do wish they’d give it a little more than an afterthought, what would Barney Bubbles say?
The press release for the new album tells us that “Legendary space-rock pioneers Hawkwind return with their latest studio album, There Is No Space For Us. Following 2024’s critically acclaimed Stories From Time And Space and recent triple disc live album Live At The Royal Albert Hall, this new release develops the dystopian themes of recent albums and the cosmic, almost metaphysical perspective on humanity’s place in the universe through expansive soundscapes and electrifying psychedelic rock”.
“blending hypnotic rhythms, immersive synths, and driving guitar riffs, There Is No Space For Us takes listeners on an interstellar voyage from the synth laden thunderous opening track There Is Still Danger There to the eerie, atmospheric depths and outstanding heights of Space Continues (Lifeform). Tracks like the acoustic led The Co-Pilot (a song which transforms multiple times across eight minutes) and title track There Is No Space For Us (the definition of what a “space western” should sound like) showcase the band’s signature fusion of chugging guitars, electronic rhythms, and grand science fiction vision of human destiny. Another stand-out moment is the frenzied theremin laced freak-out of Neutron Stars, while A Long Long Way From Home delivers a melancholic yet powerful crescendo, reflecting on the fragile nature of existence in an ever-expanding universe. Another classic album to add to the Hawkwind canon, There Is No Space For Us is presented by Dave Brock, Richard Chadwick, Magnus Martin, Doug MacKinnon and Tim “Thighpaulsandra” Lewis on both CD and double vinyl (the vinyl features a bonus two recent live rehearsals) andwill be released to coincide with live shows in the spring and summer”.
Previous Hawkind coverage on these pages
oh there’s loads more Hawkind coverage on these pages
Live Dates:
Thursday 17th April – Gateshead Glasshouse
Friday 18th April – Guildford G Live
Saturday 19th April – Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Sunday 20th April – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Friday 9th May – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Saturday 10th May – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
Sunday 11th May – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Friday 23rd May – Sheffield City Hall
Saturday 24th May – Portsmouth Guildhall
Sunday 25th May – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Monday 26th May – London Barbican
Sunday 17th August – New Day Festival
Meanwhile, this….
Don Aitkin, from the Festival Welfare Services, delivers a short history of the People’s Free Festival. From Windsor to Stonehenge, delving inside the police’s mindset prior to and during the Beanfield in 1985, the UK’s drift into becoming a police state, and police inconsistencies during The Beanfield trial in 1990/91. Part of the ‘Operation Solstice’ video archive, most of it unseen, released in time for the 40th Anniversary of The Beanfield on June 1 2025. For more material, search the Counter Culture channel, or go to thebeanfield.co.uk (still under construction, so mind the mess!) Photo by Alan Lodge ‘Tash’
More: www.youtube.com/@counterculture23
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