This is the second studio effort for the second incarnation of the Dutch band Plackband. Calling themselves PBII they achieved much notoriety and great reviews with the release of Plastic Soup in 2010. That album took on the socially conscious issue of polluting our oceans, here with 1000 Wishes they take on the issue of cancer - specifically children with cancer. This time around the band is made up of Michel Van Wassem (keyboards, piano, vocals), Ronald Brautigam (guitars), Tom Van Der Meulen (drums) and new members Alex Van Elswijk (bass, pedals) and Ruud Slakhorst (vocals). Once again PBII enlist some talented assistance: The Hague Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marcel Geraeds, Nathailie Mees (vocals), Steve Hackett (guitars), James Potter (voice) and Roger Watson (voice). The addition of an actual symphony orchestra creates a very grand sound that meshes extremely well with the rock-combo side of the band.