KEN Mode

KEN Mode

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KEN mode, a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba on September 10, 1999 by brothers Jesse Matthewson and Shane Matthewson along with Darryl Laxdal. The group released several demos between 1999 and 2003 before releasing their debut album, Mongrel, on Escape Artist Records. Following the release of Reprisal in 2006, the band underwent multiple lineup changes, including the departure of Laxdal. The group continued to tour extensively with notable acts such as Mastodon and Pelican. In 2011, KEN mode released their fourth album Venerable, which won the Juno Award for Heavy Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year in 2012. Their subsequent albums include Entrench (2013) and Success (2015).

Top tracks

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Feathers & Lips
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Loved
02:30
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
01
Doesn't Feel Pain Like He Should
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Loved
02:51
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
01
Dead Actors
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Dead Actors
06:34
04
But They Respect My Tactics
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NULL
03:07
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
03
The Owl...
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Success
04:10
01
A Love Letter
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05:47
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
02
No; I'm in Control
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Entrench
03:32
06
Lost Grip
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10:02
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
10
Why Don't You Just Quit?
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Entrench
03:00
07
The Desperate Search for an Enemy
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NULL
03:10
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
01
I Cannot
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I Cannot
03:49
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
01
The Shrike
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VOID
04:10
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
01
Unresponsive
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Unresponsive
04:05
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
09
No Gentle Art
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Loved
08:29
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
These Tight Jeans
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Success
03:05
02
The Illusion of Dignity
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04:43
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Turned Out
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Meantime (Redux) (Deluxe Edition)
03:03
Writer: Page Hamilton / Composers: Page Hamilton
08
Not Today, Old Friend
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VOID
05:03
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
Learning to Be Too Cold
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Loved
03:08
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
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VOID
05:04
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
01
Blessed
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Success
05:51
05
Not Soulmates
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Loved
02:46
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
A Reluctance of Being
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VOID
06:56
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
We're Small Enough
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VOID
04:16
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Not My Fault
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04:23
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
07
This is a Love Test
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Loved
04:38
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
Very Small Men
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Loved
02:32
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
The Tie
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NULL
02:52
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
01
Painless
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Painless
02:31
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
The Promises of God
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Entrench
03:33
01
Throw Your Phone in the River
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Throw Your Phone in the River
02:01
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
08
Fractures in Adults
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Loved
03:48
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
These Wires
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VOID
07:54
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
Your Heartwarming Story Makes Me Sick
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Entrench
02:44
04
I Just Liked Fire
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Success
02:13

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  • Discography
Albums
VOID
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
22-09-2023
VOID
01
The Shrike
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VOID
04:10
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
Painless
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VOID
02:31
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
These Wires
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VOID
07:54
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
We're Small Enough
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VOID
04:16
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
I Cannot
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VOID
03:49
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
A Reluctance of Being
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VOID
06:56
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
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VOID
05:04
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
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NULL
(P) 2022 Artoffact Records
23-09-2022
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01
A Love Letter
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NULL
05:47
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
02
Throw Your Phone in the River
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NULL
02:01
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
03
The Tie
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NULL
02:52
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
04
But They Respect My Tactics
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NULL
03:07
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
05
Not My Fault
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NULL
04:23
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
06
Lost Grip
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NULL
10:02
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
07
The Desperate Search for an Enemy
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NULL
03:10
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Loved
(P) 2018 KEN mode
31-08-2018
Loved
01
Doesn't Feel Pain Like He Should
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Loved
02:51
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
The Illusion of Dignity
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Loved
04:43
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
Feathers & Lips
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Loved
02:30
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
Learning to Be Too Cold
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Loved
03:08
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Not Soulmates
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Loved
02:46
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
Very Small Men
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Loved
02:32
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
This is a Love Test
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Loved
04:38
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Success
01-05-2015
Success
01
Blessed
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Success
05:51
02
These Tight Jeans
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Success
03:05
03
The Owl...
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Success
04:10
04
I Just Liked Fire
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Success
02:13
05
Management Control
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Success
04:08
06
A Passive Disaster
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Success
04:24
07
Failing at Fun Since 1981
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Success
03:04
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Entrench
18-03-2013
Entrench
01
Counter Culture Complex
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Entrench
03:21
02
No; I'm in Control
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Entrench
03:32
03
Your Heartwarming Story Makes Me Sick
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Entrench
02:44
04
The Terror Pulse
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Entrench
04:52
05
The Promises of God
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Entrench
03:33
06
Romeo Must Never Know
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Entrench
07:18
07
Secret Vasectomy
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Entrench
02:31
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Venerable
2026 Profound Lore
15-03-2011
Venerable
01
The Book of Muscle
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Venerable
03:28
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
Obeying the Iron Will
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Venerable
04:27
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
Batholith
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Venerable
03:33
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
The Irate Jumbuck
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Venerable
07:26
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
A Wicked Pike
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Venerable
02:51
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
Flight of the Echo Hawk
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Venerable
03:39
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
Never Was
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Venerable
08:16
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
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Mennonite
2026 Arctodus Records Inc.
01-03-2008
Mennonite
01
Extending Common Courtesy Throughout the Evening
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Mennonite
03:00
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
I Send My Regards to the Colonel
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Mennonite
03:57
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
The Romanticist
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Mennonite
03:08
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
Summary of Comfort
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Mennonite
03:47
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
The Pioneer
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Mennonite
02:13
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
Frye
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Mennonite
02:55
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
Messenger of Teeth
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Mennonite
03:41
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
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Reprisal
2026 Arctodus Records Inc.
25-07-2006
Reprisal
01
The Hammer Party
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Reprisal
03:43
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
Proditio
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Reprisal
03:44
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
The Musk Ox
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Reprisal
05:08
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
I Simply Am Not There
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Reprisal
02:48
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Seul
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Reprisal
06:20
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
Looks Like a Failure
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Reprisal
04:06
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
Lethe
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Reprisal
03:20
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
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Mongrel
2026 Escape Artist Records
22-04-2003
Mongrel
01
Words Not to Say to the Queen
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Mongrel
03:42
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
Tent Caterpillar
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Mongrel
02:49
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
Greeting Bedlam
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Mongrel
02:51
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
Brainstem Pitch Fork
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Mongrel
04:18
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Matlock
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Mongrel
03:35
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
When the Car Crashes
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Mongrel
01:15
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
Bite the Wax Tadpole
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Mongrel
03:01
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
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EPs
Nerve
2016 Arctodus Records Inc.
09-11-2016
Nerve
01
The German Businessman
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Nerve
02:58
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
02
Let's Get Divorced
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Nerve
02:29
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
03
I'm Never Looking for You
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Nerve
04:12
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
04
Absolutely Not
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Nerve
03:39
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
05
Secret Vasectomy (Demo)
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Nerve
03:06
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
06
The Terror Pulse (Demo)
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Nerve
04:55
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
07
Why Don't You Just Quit (Demo)
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Nerve
03:06
Writer: Jesse Matthewson / Composers: Jesse Matthewson
Singles
These Wires
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
25-08-2023
These Wires
01
These Wires
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These Wires
07:54
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
14-07-2023
He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
01
He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
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He Was a Good Man, He Was a Taxpayer
05:04
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
The Shrike
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
02-06-2023
The Shrike
01
The Shrike
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The Shrike
04:10
Composers: Jesse Matthewson
I Cannot
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
21-04-2023
I Cannot
01
I Cannot
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I Cannot
03:49
Composers: Jesse Matthewson - Shane Matthewson - Scott Hamilton - Kathryn Kerr
Painless
(P) 2023 Artoffact Records
10-03-2023
Painless
01
Painless
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Painless
02:31
Composers: Jesse Matthewson