The Absence of Presence is the sixteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas.

[3] It is their fourth studio album without founding member, lead vocalist and keyboardist Steve Walsh, who retired from the band in 2014; the other three being 1982's Vinyl Confessions, 1983's Drastic Measures and 2016's The Prelude Implicit.

Guitarist Zak Rizvi left the band in April 2021, nine months after the release of this album, but rejoined in 2024.

The Absence of Presence marks the debut lead vocal from Brislin, making the total number of lead vocalists in the band at three, a feature not seen since Somewhere to Elsewhere.

The album's recording sessions took place simultaneously with the band's tour cycle.