One of the cruelest fates to befall any given record that comes across my desk at Angry Metal Guy Judgment Emporium is to be totally forgotten. It happens, more often than I’d like. Gone Cosmic’s last record, Sideways in Time, succumbed to such a fate. It was a good record, with tons of groove and fronted by a passionate, powerful vocalist. But it was only because I caught the Canadian quartet’s upcoming sophomore full-length, Send for a Warning, the Future’s Calling, in the promo bin three years later that I remembered that Gone Cosmic existed. Which raises the question: what will they do to ensure I remember them better this time?
If nothing else has changed, I can say that Gone Cosmic grows ever more confident as a unit. Vocalist Abbie Thurgood in particular is even more the versatile performer that she was on Sideways. Musically, their Pink Floyd psychedelia is still fueled by the vim and vigor of Dead Sara and similar acts, which is a winning combo any way you slice it. Groove and energetic riffcraft, especially in the hands of bassist Brett Whittingham, blends wonderfully with blissful swaths of chilled-out, spacefaring drifts, and the balance struck in that duality defines the band’s signature sound. The production quality takes a hit on album two—it received an extra dose of compression, one that I feel was entirely unwarranted as it robs the album of the same breathing room that delighted me last time—but Gone Cosmic’s increased emphasis on softer textures and effortless transitions generally makes up the gap in dynamics. From: https://www.angrymetalguy.com/gone-cosmic-send-for-a-warning-the-futures-calling-review/
