Canadian indie pop/shoegaze duo Softcult (made up of Twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn) have shared their new single “9 Circles” and its accompanying music video.
The song is taken from their brand new EP ‘Heaven‘, out today, 24th May via Easy Life Records. Buy your copy here.
In a previous press release, they elaborated on the EP:
“This EP has an underlying theme, although the songs themselves may seem eclectic and wide ranging. We wanted to write about the contradictions within our society, what an ideal world looks like, and how close or far we are from achieving that reality. What is “heaven” anyway? It probably depends on who you ask… Is heaven a reward? A place that we eventually go to if we play our cards right and live by a set list of rules while alive on this planet? Who makes those rules? How do those rules impact us? Maybe heaven isn’t a utopian destination for those who have been judged capriciously to be worthy of entry. Maybe our lives on this earth, currently, are more than a trivial test that guarantees an afterlife we can’t know exists.”
Watch the Mercedes Arn-Horn-directed video below.
Heaven tracklist:
1. Haunt You Still
2. One Of The Pack
3. Spiralling Out
4. 9 Circles
5. Shortest Fuse
6. Heaven
Softcult Upcoming Live Dates:
JUNE
27 – The Sanctuary, Detroit~
29 – Cobra Lounge, Chicago~
30 – Record Bar, Kansas City~
JULY
02 – Bluebird Theater, Denver~
03 – Soundwell, Salt Lake City~
05 – The Pearl, Vancouver~
06 – Madame Lou’s, Seattle~
07 – Mission Theater, Portland~
09 – The Starlet Room, Sacramento~
10 – Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco~
12 – The Echo, Los Angeles~
13 – Voodoo Room, San Diego~
14 – The Rebel Lounge, Phoenix~
17 – Paper Tiger, San Antonio~
19 – The Ballroom, Austin~
20 – Club Dada, Dallas~
21 – Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City~
22 – Blueberry Hill, St. Louis~
23 – Mahall’s, Lakewood~
~ with Present
Photo Credit: Kaylene Widdoes
