It’s been a tough couple of years for essentially everyone, and SOFTCULT has channelled all of this global frustration into their music with the result being their forthcoming EP, Year of the Snake. It’s a special day for the duo as today marks the album’s official release. When the world went to hell in the late winter of 2020, twin sisters Mercedes Arn-Horn and Phoenix saw it as the perfect time to recalibrate. They had already been making music together for a decade but saw the new-found global insecurity and collective anxiety as an opportunity to start a whole new musical project. Enter SOFTCULT. While they previously relied on touring to inspire creativity, they were forced to change things up and renew their focus on the studio. The project essentially took shape while experimenting...