Softcult: "You don't have to be part of the rat race; you can find your own way"
Twin sisters Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn - aside from being related - are cut from the same cloth.
Twin sisters Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn - aside from being related - are cut from the same cloth.
Growing up avid music lovers from a musical household, they began immersing themselves in the local scene of their hometown Kitchener, Ontario. It was here the pair discovered that change in the industry was needed, and their debut EP - 'Year Of The Rat' - is leading this call to arms.
Lending itself not only to the year that Softcult became an established idea with cogs fully turning (2020), but also their determination in going against the grain - especially after the last year's focus on protesting and rioting.
"There's a lot of white rats that are going in one direction, and then a red rat going in another," Mercedes explains of its artwork. "Phoenix was the one who was like, 'Well, we're the red rat - society is going one way and then this red rat…' It changes everything if one person speaks out," she continues. "Hopefully, it has a ripple effect - you don't have to be part of the rat race; you can find your own way."





