Hawkwind There Is No Space For Us

Critic's Take

Hawkwind keep sounding urgent on There Is No Space For Us, and the review makes clear the best tracks - notably “The Co-Pilot” and “There Is No Space For Us” - pair sprawling instrumental wig-outs with surprising genre detours. The critic praises “The Co-Pilot” for its bossa nova opening that swells into an epic meditation on love, and the title track for recalling rustic, Deadwood-like score motifs. Other highlights like “Space Continues (Lifeform)” and “Neutron Stars (Pulsating Light)” earn notice for chillout Cluster/Orb textures and an infectiously repetitive biker riff respectively. Overall the tone is appreciative - admiring the band’s vivacity and anarchic spirit even as it contemplates bleak themes.

Key Points

• The Co-Pilot is best for its genre-straddling bossa nova opening that blossoms into an epic meditation on love.
• The album’s core strengths are urgent, multilayered space-rock arrangements and successful fusion of unexpected genres and textures.

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Critic's Take

Hawkwind's There Is No Space For Us feels like a late-career creative supernova that pares back indulgence yet expands palette, making the best tracks genuinely sing. The reviewer singles out “Space Continues (Lifeform)” as lucid and self-sufficient, and praises the title track “There Is No Space For Us” for its incongruous Americana-western flourish. He also highlights “The Outer Region Of The Universe” and “The Co-Pilot” for their Latin and Santana-like flavours, arguing these directions make these the best songs on the album. Overall, the record is celebrated as a triumphant addition to the Cherry Red Years, concise without losing creative reach.

Key Points

• The best song is 'Space Continues (Lifeform)' for its lucidity and South American turn that needs no vocal interjection.
• The album's core strengths are its concise, synth-forward arrangements and bold incorporation of Americana and Latin influences.

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Critic's Take

In his steadfast, observant voice David Stubbs finds the best tracks on There Is No Space For Us to be immediate and evocative - notably “There Is Still Danger There” and “Space Continues (Lifeform)”. He praises “There Is Still Danger There” for igniting the album with a "sequencer scamper" and portentous synth crescendos, while “Space Continues (Lifeform)” is lauded for synthscaping that recalls Tangerine Dream and conveys awe at humankind's smallness. Stubbs also highlights the acoustic turns of “The Co-Pilot” and the title track as moments of contemplative contrast, and he finds the closer “A Long Long Way From Home” a surprisingly reconciliatory finale. The review reads as endorsement - measured, context-aware and appreciative of Hawkwind's continued vision in 2025.

Key Points

• The best song is "There Is Still Danger There" because it ignites the album with sequencer energy and portentous synth crescendos.
• The album's core strengths are its kosmische synthscaping, evocative space imagery, and effective acoustic contrasts.

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Critic's Take

Hawkwind sound resigned and defiant on There Is No Space For Us, and the best songs - notably “There Is Still Danger There” and “There Is No Space For Us” - crystallise that uneasy mix of dread and propulsion. Plummer luxuriates in the band's warp-drive riffing and synth-laden trance, praising how “Space Continues (Lifeform)” supplies manic sequencers while “The Co-Pilot” offers a surprising romantic interlude. The title track carries the bleakest lyrical hammer-blow, and the closing “A Long Long Way From Home” provides a stately, lonely touchdown that feels earned. For longtime fans this is rewarding, even if it will not win many new converts.

Key Points

• The opening “There Is Still Danger There” is the best song because its synth start and warp-drive riffing encapsulate the band's renewed propulsion.
• The album's core strengths are its enduring space-rock ethos, vivid dystopian lyricism, and effective blend of trance, punk thrash and melodic closure.

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