Legendary prog rock group The Flower Kings will be releasing their 17th studio album LOVE on May 2nd, 2025. With 17 studio albums, countless live recordings, and performances at festivals and tours worldwide, over a 30-year career, their influence on progressive rock is undeniable and only continues to grow.
Now, the band is pleased to share the single “Burning Both Edges”, the second track taken from the album LOVE.
Roine Stolt describes the new track: “’Burning Both Edges’ is another song from our album LOVE; We live in troubled times where stupidity and fear always seem to push us to yet another conflict, another war. LOVE could change everything, but we chose to burn the house down time after time. The world is indeed burning in so many ways – east, west, high, low and yet we choose to follow leaders that are not fit to lead. This song is a piece in the puzzle, meant to be heard in a sequence and context that is our new album song-cycle LOVE.”
The album features the three original members—Roine Stolt, Hasse Fröberg, and Michael Stolt—alongside relative newcomers Mirko DeMaio and Lalle Larsson. Together, they have crafted an album that embodies the essence of progressive rock from the late sixties and early seventies. This era was marked by a departure from the norm of seeking hit singles, embracing creativity with bell-bottoms, Mellotrons, Moogs, phasing, flanging, and epic compositions. The Flower Kings have always had a knack for writing songs that blend pop sensibilities with experimental and jam band influences.
Pre-order LOVE now at: https://theflowerkings.lnk.to/LOVE
LOVE Tracklist:
1.We Claim The Moon
2.The Elder
3.How Can You Leave Us Now!?
4.World Spinning
5.Burning Both Edges
6.The Rubble
7.Kaiser Razor
8.The Phoenix
9.The Promise
10.Love Is
11.Walls Of Shame
12.Considerations
The Flower Kings will bring their new album LOVE to the live stages in Europe during May/June. The tour is accompanied by Neal Morse & Resonance.
May 29 – STOCKHOLM SWE – Södra Teatern
May 30 – GÖTEBORG SWE – Musikens Hus
June 4 – LONDON UK – Islington Assembly Hall
Jun 5 – MANCHESTER UK – Academy 2
Jun 6 – TILBURG NL – 013
Jun 7 – PARIS FR – Le Trianon
Jun 8 – GRONINGEN NL – Oosterpoort
Jun 10 – ASCHAFFENBURG DE – Colos-Saal
Jun 11 – COPENHAGEN DK – Viften
Jun 12 – WROCLAW PL – Radio Wroclaw Concert Hall
Jun 13 – PRAGUE CZ – Palac Akropolis
Jun 14 – PRATTELN SW – Z7
Jun 15 – FONTANETO D’AGOGNA IT – Phenomenon
