It ought to go with out saying, however the COVID-19 pandemic we’re nonetheless reeling from may need left society in a worse state than earlier than. Such is the results of having yet one more a kind of historical past altering, “as soon as in a 100 years” occasions, however right here we’re. And similar to so many artists around the globe who at the moment are utilizing that ache and frustration to gas their artwork, KEN Mode really feel they’ve now launched that traumatic occasion’s “anthem.”

Their newest single, titled “These Wires,” trades within the band’s signature righteous rage and livid anger for a extra muted, but highly effective assertion. Certain, there’s nonetheless that fireplace in its stomach in a while within the track’s almost eight minute runtime, however a roaming bassline and spoken vocals take heart stage as vocalist Jesse Matthewson asks “why would something really feel proper once more?” Individuals are nonetheless reeling from that shit and like many artists on the market, KEN Mode have clearly additionally been affected by it.

“Do you get the sense that lots of people have been essentially broken by the pandemic? The psychological fallout of this occasion goes to be seen for years to return, and that is its anthem.”

The topic is nothing new for KEN Mode, as their earlier full-length album NULL was based mostly explicitly on and molded by the darkest days of the pandemic. Based on the band, their upcoming ninth album VOID is a companion to NULL, with the previous album being impressed by the identical occasions and written across the similar time-frame. Whereas NULL highlighted the chaos and shock of the pandemic’s early days, VOID is all about “the frustration and disappointment that adopted.”

VOID will launch on September 22, however you’ll be able to preorder your copy at present. KEN Mode are additionally on tour in Europe in the meanwhile, however they’ve some upcoming North American dates as nicely. Make sure you test the total record of dates under.

Tour:

Sep 24 – Porto, PT @ Amplifest
Sep 26 – Rouen, FR @ Le 106 w/Fange
Sep 27 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef w/Fange
Sep 28 – Paris, FR @ Level Ephémère w/Fange
Sep 29 – Angoulême, FR @ La Nef w/Fange
Sep 30 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Coopérative de Mai w/Fange
Oct 1 – Yverdon-Les-Bains, CH @ L’Amalgame
Oct 2 – Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez w/Fange
Oct 3 – Dresden, DE @ Ostpol w/Fange
Oct 4 – Wroclaw, PL @ Klub Łącznik w/Fange
Oct 5 – Berlin, DE @ City Spree w/Fange
Oct 7 – Aalborg, DK @ 1000 Fryd w/Fange
Oct 8 – Aarhus, DK @ HeadQuarters w/Fange
Oct 10 – Liege, BE @ La Zone w/Fange
Oct 11 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat w/Fange
Oct 12 – Bruxelles, BE @ Le Botanique w/Fange
Oct 13 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Smash
Oct 14 – London, UK @ Islington Meeting Corridor w/Lingua Ignota
Oct 31 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre w/Baroness
Nov 3 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile w/Baroness
Nov 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre w/Baroness
Nov 6 – Edmonton, AB @ Union Corridor w/Baroness
Nov 7 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre w/Baroness
Nov 10 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina 
Nov 11 – Winnipeg, MB @ Good Will Social Membership w/Tunic
Dec 1 – Denver, CO @ Decibel Metallic & Beer Pageant