In the last six months, SOFTCULT have been nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards, on the cover of Spotify’s new MARROW playlist, and have already toured the US and Australia. Over the next six, the Canadian twin sibling duo of Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn will continue their headline run across the US, play Mexico for the first time, and release a new EP called ‘Heaven’ on May 24th.
Softcult share a final preview of their blissful EP with “One Of The Pack,” a fuzzy inclusionary anthem that depicts their idea of Heaven as one that champions ALL women.
The duo explain:
“When we wrote this song, we wanted to celebrate women supporting women, and of course that includes POC and transgender women. It’s sad that that’s something that I feel I need to specify and include in a statement like this, but the truth is there are some TERFs out there trying to exclude certain communities from feminism and even the term ‘woman.’ We pride ourselves on being intersectional feminists, even introducing riot grrrl feminism and activism to the shoegaze community in our own way, and we want anyone listening to our music to know that POC, trans women, and non-binary people will always be a welcome and crucial part of our grrrl gang.”
Through their music, Mercedes and Phoenix aimed to imagine a world where everyone is accepted for who they are; where everyone has equal opportunity; where one’s background or identity does not dictate how they’re perceived by society; where privilege and advantages are recognised and shared to build stronger communities that celebrate diversity, difference, and otherness as strengths.
SOFTCUT live dates:
with Tallies and Seventh Dose:
June 7, 2024 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, CA
with Present:
June 27, 2024 – The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
June 29, 2024 – Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL
June 30, 2024 – recordBar – Kansas City, MO
July 02, 2024 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
July 03, 2024 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT
July 05, 2024 – The Pearl – Vancouver, BC
July 06, 2024 – Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA
July 07, 2024 – Mission Theater – Portland, OR
July 09, 2024 – The Starlet Room – Sacramento, CA
July 10, 2024 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
July 12, 2024 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
July 13, 2024 – Voodoo Room – San Diego, CA
July 14, 2024 – The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
July 17, 2024 – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
July 19, 2024 – The Ballroom – Austin, TX
July 20, 2024 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
July 21, 2024 – Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK
July 22, 2024 – Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, MO
July 23, 2024 – Mahall’s – Lakewood, OH
