"Another solid release from The Flower Kings. Waiting For Miracles is familiar territory, but different enough to show the band has changed. It still features excellent musicianship, and The Flower Kings signature sound with Roine at the helm. As far as the music goes, We Were Always Here is one of their best songs, and the album ends with it excluding the last track of concept album sounds called Busking at Brobank. Sure Space Revolver or Stardust We Are may arguably be better albums, and longtime favorites of fans. However, Waiting For Miracles fits nicely into the catalog of albums, and a worthy addition to any progressive rock collection. It holds its own as an excellent release, and more music from The Flower Kings is always welcome. With over 80 minutes of music, the new lineup really hooked up us fans. Enjoy!" jvj-PA

"There is a lot to unpack in this double album. It is highly eclectic, versatile and diverse. But it is at the same time, consistently and undeniably The Flower Kings, precisely as their hordes of fans would want to hear them. Stolt is still the head of this household – just with some new family members in the kitchen. That very particular and signature sound that is TFK is ever-present, but experimentation and adventure are also to be heard. Is it a concept album? Well, not ostensibly, but it certainly does revisit a central theme with regularity. Is it Prog? Absolutely. Does it conjure Prog’s heyday in the 1970’s? More than any other album I have heard this year, to be honest. More to the point: is it The Flower Kings? The answer is – most definitely." PN-TPR



Essential Track: "‘Miracles for America’ is the ten-minute core of the first disc, and it is magnificent. From Kamins’ stabbing opening chords, to DeMaio’s classy punctuation, it is immediately obvious that this piece will be a winner. It may show the rockier, less ambient side of TFK, but, with its crunchy, Yes-like progressions and sounds, the song reminds us why TFK is credited as one of the bands responsible for the global revival of ‘70’s-style Prog. A composition like this could easily have raised an album like ‘Tormato’ to a higher level of popularity. However strong the influences, Yes fans in particular will be grateful that there is a band making this type of music to such a high quality in 2019." PN-TPR



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The Return of Nektar The Other Side Tour 2/8 - Rex Theater, Manchester NH 2/9 - Higher Ground, Burlington VT 2/10 - Middle East, Cambridge MA 2/11 - Iron Horse, Northampton MA

Nektar: The Legendary Rock Band are releasing a new album! This is the first new studio album made in the United States since 1977!!

We put the old band back together to CELEBRATE the 50th ANNIVERSARY of NEKTAR!

The original members of Nektar; Derek "Mo" Moore, Ron Howden, and Mick Brockett are back. We've added Ryche Chlanda from Fireballet and the 78' band, Randy Dembo from the 2005 band, and newcomer and world-class keyboard player, Kendall Scott.

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