JUNE
21, 2016
KANSAS ANNOUNCES FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS
ANNOUNCES
FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS
THE
PRELUDE IMPLICIT
TO
BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 23
TO
TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF
THE
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM LEFTOVERTURE
SEXTUPLE
PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED
IN
ITS ENTIRETY
JUNE
21st,
2016 – KANSAS,
America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their
intensely anticipated new studio album “The Prelude Implicit” on
September 23, 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 and is distributed by RED. 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” this fall, live
in concert, as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary
Tour. More information on the tour, including tour dates, can be
found atwww.kansasband.com
For
more information on KANSAS, The
Prelude Implicit,
and the Leftoverture
40th Anniversary
Tour,
please visit:
