The twin duo Softcult has unleashed their latest offering, “Shortest Fuse.” Kicking off the track with “Yeah your boss forgot the payroll again/He’s such a capitalist/Don’t even know what we spent it on/Now you’re selling your guitar to pay rent,” the new release is a critique of capitalism societies and the hardships we’ve surely all experienced within recent years.
As the pair progress toward the second verse of the track, the distinctive shoegaze-alternative fusion that has become a signature of their creations reaches its peak. The result is a crescendo of dreamy and guitar-laden instrumentation erupting through your speakers for an immersive listening experience that envelops you from every angle.
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“Capitalism seems to be designed to keep underprivileged people toiling in a never-ending cycle of debt and poverty where their labor is underpaid in order to profit their employers,” twins Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn share. “The benefits of capitalism are rarely equally distributed, accruing wealth to a very small percentage of the population. Built on the notion of greed, benefitting only by paying workers less than what their labor is worth, it’s difficult to not become disenfranchised with capitalism when you exist in this reality and see no end in sight. We can’t become complicit in a system that is designed to keep us down.”
Following the release of their latest single, Softcult is scheduled to hit the road with Superbloom as support and kicks off on February 8 in Boston, MA. As the tour continues, Glixen will join them on the road for the remainder of February. Later this summer, Softcult will embark on another round of headlining shows throughout June and July with Present. as support. You can check out their full touring schedule for the year below and get tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- Feb. 8—Boston, MA @ Rockwood Music Hall Boston*
- Feb. 9—New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge*
- Feb. 10—Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie*
- Feb. 13—Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
- Feb. 14—Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre (Side Stage)*
- Feb. 16—Tampa, FL @ New World Tampa^
- Feb. 17 —Winter Park, FL @ Conduit^
- Feb. 18—Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory)^
- Feb. 20—Nashville, TN @ The End^
- Feb. 21 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe^
- Feb. 22—New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground^
- Feb. 23—Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place^
- June 27—The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI #
- June 29—Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL #
- June 30—recordBar – Kansas City, MO #
- July 2—Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO #
- July 3—Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT #
- July 5—The Pearl – Vancouver, BC #
- July 6—Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA #
- July 7—Mission Theater – Portland, OR #
- July 9—The Starlet Room – Sacramento, CA #
- July 10—Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA #
- July 12—The Echo – Los Angeles, CA #
- July 13—Voodoo Room – San Diego, CA #
- July 14—The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ #
- July 17—Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX #
- July 19—The Ballroom – Austin, TX #
- July 20—Club Dada – Dallas, TX #
- July 21—Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK #
- July 22—Blueberry Hill – St. Louis, MO #
- July 23—Mahall’s – Lakewood, OH #
*With Superbloom as support.
^With Glixen as support.
# With Present. as support.
