Kansas announce first album in 16 years 'The Prelude Implicit'

Released on 23rd September 2016, ‘The Prelude Implicit’ contains 10 new songs penned by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard Williams.

Kansas have spent much of 2016 holed up in the studio recording the album after signing a deal with record label Inside Out Music.

Inside Out founder Thomas Webber enthuses: “Kansas are 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.”

“This is definitely a KANSAS album,” says 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.’”

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.”

Commenting on the album title, Phil Ehart said: "Without a doubt, this is a new musical beginning."

Created by tattoo artist Denise de la Cerda, the oil painting that adorns the cover is of a phoenix “flying from the past into the future.”

Kansas will also be hitting the road Stateside this autumn on the ‘Leftoverture’ 40th anniversary tour where the sextuple Platinum record will be performed in its entirety alongside tracks from ‘The Prelude Implicit’.

The track-listing is as follows:

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