America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their intensely
anticipated new studio album “The Prelude Implicit” on 23rd September 2016. The album is the first new release in 16
years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is
famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust In the Wind,’
to progressive epics like ‘Song for America’ and ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’
“The Prelude Implicit” features 10 all new tracks
written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard
Williams. KANSAS’s signature sound is
evident throughout the album. It
showcases Ronnie Platt’s soaring lead vocals, David Ragsdale’s blistering
violin, Williams and Rizvi’s rocking guitar riffs, the unmistakable sound of
David Manion’s B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart’s thundering drums, and Billy
Greer’s driving bass and vocals.
KANSAS returned to the studio in January 2016
after signing with Inside Out Music.
Says Inside Out founder and president Thomas Waber, “KANSAS is the
biggest and most important Prog band to come out of the United States. I grew up
listening to them, and their music is part of my DNA. ‘The Prelude Implicit’ undoubtedly adds to
their already impressive musical legacy.
I can’t stop listening to it, and we are proud to be releasing the
album.”
The result of the time in the studio was even
more than the band imagined. “This is definitely a KANSAS album,”
remarks original guitarist Richard Williams. “Whether it is the trademark Prog epic like
‘The Voyage of Eight Eighteen,’ biting rocker such as ‘Rhythm in the Spirit,’ or
mindful ballad like ‘The Unsung Heroes,’ there is something on this album for
every kind of KANSAS fan. After years of
pent-up creativity, the entire band is very proud of ‘The Prelude
Implicit.’”
Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, “Recording ‘The Prelude Implicit’ was an
incredible experience, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It is my hope
that, knowing the intense listeners that KANSAS fans are, the continuity yet
diversity of this album will be pleasing to them.”
The album title, The Prelude Implicit means, "Without a doubt, this is a new musical
beginning," explains Ehart. Tattoo artist, Denise de la Cerda, did the oil
painting of the front and back cover. “It shows a Phoenix flying from the past
into the future.”
“The Prelude Implicit” will be released September
23, 2016, on Inside Out Music. The album will be available on CD, Double 180
Gram Vinyl, and digitally on iTunes and Google Play. Pre-order opportunities will be available
starting later this summer at KansasBand.com and
Amazon.com.
The Prelude
Implicit Track
Listing:
1. With This Heart
2. Visibility Zero
3. The Unsung Heroes
4. Rhythm in the Spirit
5. Refugee
6. The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
7. Camouflage
8. Summer
9. Crowded Isolation
10. Section 60
KANSAS will be debuting songs off “The Prelude
Implicit” in the USA in the autumn, as part of their Leftoverture
40th Anniversary Tour. More information including tour dates, can be
found at www.kansasband.com
For more information on KANSAS, The Prelude
Implicit, and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour,
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