With just over a month to go until their new EP see you in the
dark, Softcult have shared next single Love Song.
The dreamy new track is an “anxious love song” according to Mercedes
Arn-Horn. “It’s about loving someone so intensely that you find yourself in
constant fear of losing them,” she explains. “Sometimes love and happiness can
feel like these unattainable things that are too good to be true. Once we’ve
finally found something our hearts have been yearning for, it’s hard to shake
the thought that we will inevitably have to let it go. But these gnawing
thoughts can get in the way of us allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, or
enjoying our relationships for fear that they won’t last.
“If we allow our anxieties to sabotage us, we risk ruining the
love we’ve found before we’ve even had a chance to fully experience it.”
Mercedes continues of the accompanying video (which you can
watch below): “We wanted the video to tell the story in a different way,
focussing more on getting carried away with our own imaginations when it comes
to falling in love. We filmed in a small legion hall and tried to make the
ambiance a little depressing and mundane. Our main character is an elderly man
who’s sort of given up hope. He’s there having a beer alone while everyone else
is playing bingo. When he lays eyes on Gina, his co-star, he gets lost in
fantasy, imagining not only the love they might have together but the type of
person he could be if he had love in his life.”
See the video for
Love Song:
