KEN MODE: Release Second Track of Forthcoming Album Loved
July 4, 2018
KEN MODE are now streaming the second track taken from their upcoming album, Loved, which has been slated for worldwide release on August 31st, 2018.
The song "Feathers & Lips" is currently being streamed via the official Season of Mist YouTube channel here!
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Vocalist / guitarist Jesse Matthewson comments on the track: "I've never understood why so many of the most aggressive and extreme/cruel political figures are also the least likely candidates to win in an actual fight. This isn't exclusive to either side of the spectrum. There's a hole in these people that is being filled with being a dick to and/or trying to control other humans with some of the most irrational bullshit. And their voices are always the ones being heard, because they tend to be yelling the loudest!"
KEN MODE - "Feathers & Lips"
KEN MODEhave previously released the unnerving cover art of Loved, created by Randy Ortiz, which can be viewed together with the album details below.
Track-list
1. Doesn't Feel Pain Like He Should (2:51)
2. The Illusion Of Dignity (4:43)
3. Feathers & Lips (2:31)
4. Learning To Be Too Cold (3:08)
5. Not Soulmates (2:47)
6. Very Small Men (2:32)
7. This Is A Love Test (4:38)
8. Fractures In Adults (3:49)
9. No Gentle Art (8:29)
Total playing time: 35:28
Kill Everyone Now mode - an ethos legendary BLACK FLAG frontman Henry Rollins would use to describe the band's state of mind while taking the stage for the endless touring cycle of their genre defying classic album, My War. This proved to be the psychological foundation / attitude for the project brothers Jesse and Shane Matthewson formed in 1999 in their home of Winnipeg, Canada and that would see them spread a manic form of metal and hardcore infused with noise rock for their entire adult lives.
Cutting their teeth in the early aughts with a pair of records Mongrel (2003) and Reprisal (2006), KEN MODE rose from underground notoriety with their JUNO award winning album Venerable in 2011. This marked a decided shift for the band, embarking on an unrelenting touring schedule for the following five years with acts such as RUSSIAN CIRCLES, TORCHE, DEAFHEAVEN, KYLESA, REVOCATION and TODAY IS THE DAY, followed up by Season of Mist-released full lengthsEntrench (2013) and Success (2015). Those records saw the band hit a multitude of major festivals like SXSW, Hellfest Open Air, CMJ Festival, Pitchfork Festival Chicago, Hopscotch Festival, and Roadburn Festival; and even doing live sessions for renowned institutions such as BBC Radio 1 and Daytrotter.
But burnout was inevitable, and in 2016 KEN MODE took a step back to regroup. Core members Shane and Jesse formed their own music business management services company, MKM Management, while bassist Scott Hamilton released records with his other bands ADOLYNE and GREYLIGHT DISTRICT. In 2017 the band began writing with a newfound focus and desire, in the most collaborative effort they have ever put together.
Loved, the band's brand new vicious full length may be the KEN MODE's quintessential statement of violence and despair made sonic. Drawing from not only the desperate noise and industrial sonics of the '80s and '90s, the band mixes in the decidedly more extreme tone and presence of death and black metal, expertly captured by Andrew Schneider's (UNSANE, CAVE IN, DAUGHTERS) sick vision of noise and girth. Loved represents yet another pivot point in the group's sound, a departure from the indie/noise punk focused Success album. The group delves deeper and darker than ever before.
Line-up
Jesse Matthewson - vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
Shane Matthewson ' drums
Scott Hamilton ' bass, backing vocals, percussion
Kathryn Kerr ' saxophone
Style: Noise Metalcore
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Guest-musicians
Track #8 Fractures In Adults - Drew Johnston - bass
Adam Dyson - backing vocals
Recording: Private Ear Recording (Canada)
Produced/mixed: Andrew Schneider
Mastering: Saff Mastering, Carl Saff
Cover art: Randy Ortiz
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