Void is the ninth studio album by Canadian noise rock band KEN Mode. It was released on September 22, 2023, by Artoffact Records.[1]
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| Released | September 22, 2023 | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Artoffact | |||
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Background
editOn June 2, 2023, KEN Mode announced the release of their ninth studio album, along with the single "The Shrike".[2] Speaking of the album, lead vocalist Jesse Mathewson said:
"This album is the companion piece to 2022's NULL album. Both were written and produced at the same time, throughout the pandemic, and recorded by Andrew Schneider in the fall of 2021. The two-album arc was written with the intention of being two separate works that could be coupled together to make one full album."[3]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 70%[5] |
| Distorted Sound | 8/10[6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
| Kerrang! |   [8] |
Void was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 4 reviews.[4]
At Exclaim!, writer Marko Djurjic wrote: "Void solidifies KEN Mode as one of Canada's most important heavy acts, a band that doesn't just rely on brute force to affect its audience."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Shrike" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Painless" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "These Wires" | 7:54 |
| 4. | "We’re Small Enough" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "I Cannot" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "A Reluctance of Being" | 6:56 |
| 7. | "He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Not Today, Old Friend" | 5:03 |
References
edit- ^ Weaver, James (June 2, 2023). "KEN Mode announce new album". Distorted Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Lapierre, Megan (June 2, 2023). "KEN mode Announce New Album 'Void". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Keenan, Hesher (June 2, 2023). "KEN Mode's New album". Metal Sucks. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Dedman, Todd (September 29, 2023). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Heasley, Ellis (September 19, 2023). "Distorted Sound Review". Distorted Sound. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Djurjic, Marko (September 22, 2023). "KEN Mode Are Cold, Brutal and Somehow Inviting on 'Void'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Ruskell, Nick (September 25, 2023). "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
External links
edit- Void at Discogs (list of releases)
- Void at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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