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Hear Noise-Rock Trio KEN Mode Channel Melvins on Sludgy New Song "Not Soulmates"

Plus, Canadian band announces massive world tour in support of upcoming album 'Loved'

Canadian noise-rock trio KEN mode have unveiled "Not Soulmates," a sludgy new song from their upcoming full-length, Loved, due out August 31st via Season of Mist. A playful, pummeling reflection on love and relationships, the track finds the band channeling the playful spirit of their forebears to deliver an upbeat, open-hearted beat-down. It follows the previously shared tracks "He Doesn't Feel Pain Like He Should" and "Feathers & Lips."

This song is about the many complexities of love and the humor that surrounds its entirety, whether people choose to process it or not," frontman Jesse Matthewson tells Consequence of Sound of the song. "It's got riffs you can throw round-house kicks to, and is an ode to the Melvins and Zeni Geva." (Furthering the song's romantic theme is the line "You're going to continue enjoying this mistake with me," which was written by bassist Skot Hamilton's wife.)

Pre-order KEN mode's new album Loved here.

In related news, KEN mode have announced a massive world tour behind the upcoming record, kicking off next month in the Manitoba, Canada. Following a three-show Canadian jaunt with sludgy peers Shallow North Dakota, they'll link up with French post-hardcore band Birds In Row for a North American run kicking off in mid-October. Then, both groups will hit the road for a European trek slated to run through December, with support from math-rock outfit Coilguns. Find a full list of dates below.

KEN mode tour dates:

Sept. 28 — Winnipeg, MB — The Good Will Social Club !
Sept. 29 — Saskatoon, SK — The Black Cat Tavern !
Sept. 30 — Calgary, AB — Palamino Smokehouse !
Oct. 13 — Minneapolis, MN — Turf Club @
Oct. 14 — Chicago, IL — Live Wire @
Oct. 15 — St. Louis, MO — Fubar @
Oct. 16 — Memphis, TN — Hi-Tone @
Oct. 18 — Atlanta, GA — Basement @
Oct. 19 — Columbia, SC — New Brookland Tavern @
Oct. 20 — Falls Church, VA — VFW 9278 @
Oct. 21 — Boston, MA — Middle East @
Oct. 22 — Philadelphia, PA — Kung Fu Necktie @
Oct. 23 — Portland, ME — Geno's @
Oct. 24 — Brooklyn, NY — Saint Vitus @
Oct. 25 — Rochester, NY — Photo City @
Oct. 26 — Toronto, Ontario — Bovine Sex Club @
Oct. 27 — Montreal, Québec — Turbo Haus @
Oct. 28 — Quebec City, Québec — La Source De La Martiniere @
Oct. 29 — Ottawa, Ontario — House of Targ @
Nov. 15 — Joué, France — Temps Machine #
Nov. 16 — Orléans, France — Astrolabe #
Nov. 17 — Bordeaux, France — Void #
Nov. 18 — Toulouse, France — Rex #
Nov. 19 — Montpellier, France — Blacksheep #
Nov. 20 — Clermont, Franze — Raymond #
Nov. 21 — Lausanne, Switzerland — Romandie #
Nov. 22 — Besancon, France& — L'Antonnoir #
Nov. 23 — Karlsruhe, Germany — Die Stadtmitte #
Nov. 24 — Gigors, France — CBGC's #
Nov. 25 — Milano, Italy — Magnolia #
Nov. 27 — Nantes, France — Le Ferrailleur #
Nov. 28 — Le Havre, France — Fort de Tourneville #
Nov. 29 — Paris, France — Le Petit Bain #
Dec. 01 — London, England — MacBeth #
Dec. 02 — Brussels, Belgium& — Magasin 4 #

! = w/ Shallow North Dakota
@ = w/ Birds In Row
# = w/ Birds In Row, Coilguns