 His reluctance towards committing to new studio material left the band without new output.While the group would continue to release live and compilation albums throughout the next decade, Native Window was formed as a side project by Ehart, Greer, Ragsdale and Williams who wanted to record new material as a separate entity.Walsh's departure in 2014 and the addition of Platt and Manion and later Rizvi paved the way for a new Kansas album.