Devilutiond. 26. July 2020ByByHenrik Kjellerup Brod. 26. July 2020"Kansas har mere eller mindre været på banen siden begyndelsen af 1970'erne. Med det nye album viser bandet, at ilden ikke er udslukt endnu ... Kansas har set deres storhedstid. Men nye lyttere, selv om de ikke kander bandet, bør give det en chance. Det gælder både det nye album og bandets bagkatalog. Det nye album begejstrede ikke denne anmelder ved første gennemlytning. Men som alle gode album vokser det fortsat ved hver gennemlytning".Read review
Spill Magazine2020ByByAaron Badgley2020"The Absence Of Presence is a terrific album showing a band that has learned more than a few things along the way but is open to keep on learning. While the album does conjure up prog rock and falls into that category, this is Kansas's version of prog rock, and I for one welcome it".Read review
Get ready to rock!d. 30. June 2020ByByAndy Nathand. 30. June 2020"Not everything comes off, and some of the chorus melodies could be stronger, but all in all this is a bold and remarkably fresh statement of intent from a band refusing to coast on their laurels".Read review