Sept. 11 — Veteran prog-rock band The Flower Kings released its latest album, Look At You Now Friday.
The band’s 16th album, it was released through InsideOut Music. As an added celebration, the band premiered the video for the album’s latest single, ‘Mother Earth’ Monday. The video features the band performing its new single on a series of television monitors set amidst various settings of the world, including flooded oil fields, nature scenes, and cityscapes.
The visuals featured in the video are meant to illustrate the song’s environmentally-minded lyrical message, which guitarist Roine Stolt discussed in a prepared statement:
“‘Mother Earth’ is the 3rd ’single’ from our new album; a song written by our bass man Michael Stolt – with help from Jannica Lund,” Stolt said. “A song looking at our environmental crises – at a time when we see them unfolding with terrifying precision – while our leaders seem to be ignoring much of the urgency of these matters. The “looking at us NOW” – is real – we’re nearing the eye of the storm and yet profit goes before concern about our wounded planet. A time for healing is imminent. So, enjoy our new single boys and girls – this track is a free agent but also a part of our new concept piece.”
The musical arrangement featured in ‘Mother Earth’ is everything that audiences have come to expect from the band. The sound is that familiar vintage prog rock sound that Roine Stolt has also helped craft for songs with one of his side projects, Transatlantic.
The Flower Kings released Look At You Now‘s most recent single in August in the form of ‘The Dream.’ Its premiere was preceded by that of the album’s lead single, ‘Beginner’s Eyes.’
The full track listing for Look At You Now is noted below:
Look At You Now Tracklist:
1.Beginner’s Eyes
2.The Dream
3.Hollow Man
4.Dr. Ribedeaux
5.Mother Earth
6.The Queen
7.The Light in Your Eyes
7.Seasons End
9.Scars
10.Stronghold
11.Father Sky
12.Day For Peace
13.Look At You Now
In other news, The Flower Kings is scheduled to launch a European tour in support of its new album Sept. 16 in Uppsala, Sweden. The tour is scheduled to run through Oct. 29 in Hamburg, Germany and includes stops in cities, such as London, United Kingdom; Poznan, Poland and Budapest, Hungary.
The tour’s schedule is noted below:
16.09.2023 SWE-Uppsala – TFK Fan Day & Release Party
17.09.2023 SWE-Uppsala – TFK Fan Day & Release Party
04.10.2023 DK-Kopenhagen – Beta
05.10.2023 DE-Berlin – Frannz-Club
06.10.2023 PL- Poznań – 2Progi
07.10.2023 PL-Rzgów – GOK
08.10.2023 PL-Piekary Śląskie – OK Andaluzja
10.10.2023 CZ-Olomouc – Bounty Rock Café
11.10.2023 HU-Budapest – Analog Music Hall
12.10.2023 SLK-Bratislava – Majestic Music Club
14.10.2023 IT-Borgomanero – Teatro Rosmini
15.10.2023 DE-Regensburg – Evenhalle Airport
16.10.2023 DE-Augsburg – Spectrum
17.10.2023 CH-Pratteln – Z7
19.10.2023 UK-Southhampton – The 1865
20.10.2023 UK-London – Powerhaus
23.10.2023 BE-Verviers – Spirit Of 66
24.10.2023 DE-Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
25.10.2023 DE-Köln – Yard Club
26.10.2023 DE-Übach-Palenberg – Rockfabrik
27.10.2023 NL-Uden – De Pul
28.10.2023 NL-Zoetermeer – Boerderij
29.10.2023 DE-Hamburg – Logo
More information on The Flower Kings’ new album, single, video and live dates is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://www.roinestolt.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFlowerKings