Mercedes Arn-Horn: “We wrote the song the night we heard about what happened to Sarah Everard. We were just so filled with rage and frustration and needed to express it somehow. That same week, which ironically was international women’s week, there was an attack targeting women at a spa in Atlanta. Then a day or so later as we were finishing up the song we heard about police brutality at the vigils for Sarah Everard in London. Of course, while all this violence is happening the hashtag #NotAllMen is trending.” Mercedes Arn-Horn: “We wrote ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ about gender violence an… read more
Mercedes Arn-Horn: “We wrote the song the night we heard about what happened to Sarah Everard. We were just so filled with rage and frustration and n… read more
Mercedes Arn-Horn: “We wrote the song the night we heard about what happened to Sarah Everard. We were just so filled with rage and frustration and needed to express it somehow. That sam… read more
Softcult is siblings Mercedes (guitar/vocals) and Phoenix (drums/vocals/production) Arn-Horn. The band began dropping single tracks in early 2021, and released their first EP, Year Of The Rat, on April 16, 2021. Citing Bikini Kill as a major influence, the band takes the ethos of the riot grrrl movement and mixes it with shoegaze, grunge, and dreampop influences. Squarely feminist, the music addresses endemic issues of abuse, assault, harassment, misogyny, and social and gender norms as well as mental health. The band name is a call for awareness. “We chose Softcult because this ba… read more
Softcult is siblings Mercedes (guitar/vocals) and Phoenix (drums/vocals/production) Arn-Horn. The band began dropping single tracks in early 2021, and released their first EP, Year Of The …read more
Softcult is siblings Mercedes (guitar/vocals) and Phoenix (drums/vocals/production) Arn-Horn. The band began dropping single tracks in early 2021, and released their first EP, Year Of The Rat, on April 16, 2021. Citing Bikini Kill as … read more