Heavy Prog Prophecy: Gone Cosmic Tell Us "Send for a Warning, the Future's Calling" (Early Album Stream)

Music – sometimes it makes you think, and sometimes it comes with sweet drum fills. It’s a testament to the continued creativity of humanity that in rare cases, we get both. Stationed in Calgary, the Canadian heavy psych rock group Gone Cosmic are poised to launch their sophomore album Send for a Warning, the Future’s Calling this week, and as previously mentioned it explores the human psyche, but also delves deep into the realms of heavy progressive music. On top of the drum fills, vocalist Abbie Thurgood belts out impassioned, ear-catching lyrics while the rest of the band executes both roaring stoner rock and contemplative psychedelia. We’re streaming the record in full below – make sure you stick around until that final title (kind of) track.

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Though it bursts out of the gate in aggressive, punchy form, Send for a Warning, the Future’s Calling very quickly reveals a bluesy underbelly where Thurgood’s vocals can stretch out and resonate further, and where the band’s considerable instrumental talents lend themselves to stretched-out jams. Big, loud riffs are just one of the many tools in Gone Cosmic’s toolkit, and employed with an artisan’s precision.

Final track “The Future’s Calling” pushes the band’s formula beyond its previously-determined limits, asking a question in chilling clarity: “Why is it programmed that we are not good enough?” Delivered in an uncomfortable almost-vacuum and quickly escalating into a screamed chorus (and then back to a quiet lament), this is one of those questions that’s blunt enough to sort of stun, at first, and in that dazed state the album’s gradually growing, eventually thunderous resolution comes crashing down with renewed intensity. It’s a surprisingly provocative track that caps off a record full of deep thoughts and swirling moods—like I said, don’t miss it.

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Send for a Warning, the Future’s Calling releases September 2nd via Grand Hand Records.