Softcult - Drain [official video]

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Director: Mercedes Arn-Horn
DOP: Pearl Cook + Mercedes Arn-Horn
Editor: Mercedes Arn-Horn
Producer: Phoenix Arn-Horn
Mixed by: Chris Perry
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Look at your world
Isn't it beautiful to drain
How much is it worth
When there's nothing left for you to take
Oh, what a privilege it is getting old
I hope i live to be so cynical
Why should we dare to live forever
If nobody cares to change for the better
Yeah
Yeah
Leaving a trace
Building a monolith so large
They can see it from space
A scar that remains until you're dead and gone
Oh, what a privilege it is getting old
I hope i live to be so cynical
Why should we dare to live forever
If nobody cares to change for the better
Yeah
Yeah
Do we bloom or decay
Nothing golden ever stays
Do we burn out or fade
When there's nothing left to drain
Oh, what a privilege it is getting old

[@marsel_1323]

After listening to this song, I want not only to continue playing the guitar and drums, but also to live

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

yesssssss 🤘🏼 do it 🖤

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

I hope you find whatever you need in this life. Things are messed up already. We need to be helping each other.

[@secularspectator]

what every song should do :)

[@overklems]

Listen to the original one : Loathe - Two way mirror

[@sulfurskies9658]

@@overklems Does sound like a homage side-by-side

[@juanreyes5537]

I Feel going back to the 90's .

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🖤🤍

[@buiuxx]

Exactly.Feels like 1996.

[@Snugglestab]

Every time you're releasing a new song - all I keep telling myself is: "I'm so glad I accidentally discovered this band". Thank you.

[@Softcultband]

thanks for finding us

[@andrewwinter4399]

My friend introduced me to them earlier this year and they have changed my life, no hyperbole. They are magical

[@jamesignatius1894]

"Why should we dare to live forever, if nobody cares to change for the better?" Incredible. From Courage My Love to Softcult, I'll always support you two for as long as you keep putting out amazing music like this.

[@mamanova2657]

🤟

[@filrabat1965]

As Bill Wurtz of "History of the Entire World, I Guess" fame would say about your first sentence, "You could make a religion out of this!". I'd definitely be a devout follower of it - so long as it gives the utmost accurate history, science, philosophy, etc. OK, if not the utmost accurate of those (who knows what future people will learn, after all), then I'll even settle for just that lyric.

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

Are the 90’s back? I was automatically woken from my self induced coma by the sound of heavily reverbed layered guitar riffs and dreamlike vocals.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

they’re back, baby

[@melvinbrinson]

That chorus is so damn good

[@Softcultband]

thank you

[@leonardogustavo9582]

@@Softcultband The Grunge is Back 🤘🏻

[@kodycable3580]

That diminishing chord at the end is hell of a drug

[@IncaseWeCrash]

In just 30 seconds you’ve got me saying “damn these guys are f*ing good”.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thanks for listening 🖤🤍

[@lucianocolen8850]

i'm the one that should be thanking you 🖤🖤🖤

[@iamavoidtrippergutterslush666]

These lyrics are some of the bestest of the best I've ever heard! You ever consider coming to Montana USA? 🕯️📜🌙📜🕯️

[@lucianocolen8850]

​@@iamavoidtrippergutterslush666 Totally agree. The chorus' lyrics are among their best to date

[@iamavoidtrippergutterslush666]

@@lucianocolen8850 🤜💥🤛

[@mikhailgastby4680]

I lke your song , fuck1ing letters , congrats , !!!!!!! Kisses from Brazil

[@filrabat1965]

"Why should we dare to live forever, if nobody cares to change for the better". Absolutely right! Great singing, great guitars and drums and synths! And profound message! You deserve to perform this before the UN General Assembly, live-streamed to all nation's' major news outlets. We all desperately need to hear this!

[@davimelo4789]

What a pleasant surprise to find them on KZbin. A hug from Brazil.

[@Softcultband]

thank you

[@blahblahsuperanon]

I've had this on repeat since you guys dropped the song. The bridge part is so so good. "Do we bloom orrrrr decay?" Ugh. I love this song.

[@Softcultband]

ahhhh thank you so so much

[@paulgreen2401]

One of those songs I fell in love with the moment I heard it, and still haven't tired myself of yet, but I didn't realise how impactful the verse lyrics were until I read them this morning. The love deepens.

[@NicolaAcoust]

It's good to be alive still. The bitersweetness of shoegazy riffs ending in Maj7 chords paired with lyrics I want to share with my daughter makes this one genius act that completes the picture. Alternative music is no longer confused or hedonistic or hopeless and has something to say, wether you mean it or not.

[@Softcultband]

thank you so much, that really does matter to us.

[@thefriendlyontarian2992]

Lady simp

[@al6550]

Maj7 chords are life

[@usualdosage7287]

I still believe alternative music has "stuff to say" whatever that means

[@hailYeahh666]

💖🤘

[@buiuxx]

I simply became addicted to this music. Brazil here❤

[@ab1ga1lnoise]

its a big big big song , greath production the world need to heard this song , the lyric its amazing, i feel the sensation of hearing asong that will be with me for a lot of years, thanths for gave us this song

[@Softcultband]

wow thanks so much

[@lilghovl4688]

bless youtube recommended for gracing me with this

[@Softcultband]

glad you found us!

[@5hy697]

any other drain gang enjoyers get this recommended and then realized this song is a banger

[@johncrow8499]

Ha ha I'm a drainer and yeah this group rocks hard !

[@harunadess]

i never thought i'd thank the algorithm for bringing this to me. am truly glad to find this and vibe with it.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🖤🤍

[@keithclark3163]

Excellent! More please ! Love the guitar in this track .

[@yazansyouf8529]

I’ve been listening to this song on repeat all year. What a song! I can’t get enough of that chorus and that guitar bass riff line is sooo sweet.

[@Softcultband]

thank you so much

[@victordeltoro7400]

This should be a genre of its own. So damn GOOD!!!!

[@BigRockyD]

This song is a prime example of why I fell in love with this genre as an early teen. What a great original song! Love the end when the riff changes to match the lyrics. You guys are great and I’ve been sharing your music with other friends

[@Suspended777DusK]

Heard this for the first time, randomly, on my local college radio station WPRK in Orlando, FL and I was hooked! Reminds me of early 90's alternative music. I love it!

[@Softcultband]

thanks so much for listening

[@lameche3081]

I already know I'll still be listening to this banger in 10 years . This song is incredible

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

huge compliment, thank you 🖤🤍

[@melainatodd]

So true!!

[@devil_pls]

this got recommanded to me randomly. Wow. Thank you KZbin algorithm!

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thanks for watching! 🖤

[@RustyPaige]

"what a privilege it is getting old" oooooof that one hurt. Yall kill it every damn time

[@Softcultband]

thank youuuu

[@TheSchwanze]

This song is great. Big, powerful Big Muff 90's fuzz, dynamics in the voicing... first thing ive heard from this band and I hope they do a lot more like this - slow, powerful grunge - thumbs up

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so so so much 🖤🤍

[@DiegoBet91]

This has so much Deftones in it, love it!

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🖤🤍 they are a huge influence

[@VelcroKittie]

I'm honestly so happy to have come across this song today. Oh boy does it make me feel young. 44 year old grunge kid here and it's just made my fucking day! Thank you Softcult you beautiful amazing souls!

[@HollowWeird]

What i love is this feels like the music playing. Very gritty

[@mattstandish1472]

Credit to Mercedes and phoenix starting from courage my love to softcult just phenomenal how talented you ladies are you both deserve a medal 🥇👌🔥 xxx

[@upendra652]

So glad I found this song by accident. Good to see female rockers at the forefront. Love the grunge, alternative rock music and meaningful lyrics. Now I can’t stop listening to their other songs as well. Great work and keep on rocking.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much, that really means a lot. 🖤🤍

[@GyulaTube]

I love it! It sounds like Type o negative with Avril Lavigne.

[@Softcultband]

friggin love them both, thank you

[@GyulaTube]

@@Softcultband 😘😁🤘🏻

[@antonio8750]

Instat classic for me, great signature sound!

[@Gatesofgehennax]

You girls kill it every single time! Dat main riff and godly harmonies🔥 Yeeaaah!

[@b-sides]

Such powerful lyrics and video! I absolutely love everything here!

[@N1ckD22]

This is one of those songs you put on repeat for days, very 90s sounding, love it! Yeah!

[@Softcultband]

thank you so much

[@eleventhaoutcast]

HELL YEAH

[@majormajormajortom]

instantly obsessed. play it over and over again at the only possible volume: FULL VOLUME.

[@Softcultband]

hahaha thank you

[@woodrowproductions5199]

I dont recall how i found this song but i remember this BRINGING me back from my knees after my father passed away .... I just lost my grandfather not even 2 weeks ago i am the last of my family now and this song i swear..... Thank you guys! I pray to god you guys get the recognition you deserve! - Eric Woods 'your biggest fan' 🖤😮‍💨🙏🏾

[@HiCharity]

This band has somehow found out all of my favourite sounds in music and has put them together. Just CONSTANTLY churning out world class shit. VIVA SOFTCULT!

[@Softcultband]

thank you so so much.

[@JoseGomez-ssf2x]

Softcult is truly my Spotify crush. But this track is more than a crush...

[@chrissavage5298]

Love the EP. This song especially just gives off those late night drive vibes, reminiscing on the past and wondering what life has in store. ♡

[@Softcultband]

thank you

[@RudyVisuals]

This gives me serious Deftones like vibes but with an awesome grunge twist. Loving it. You guys absolutely killed it with Incubus btw. We saw you guys at the Royal Albert Hall in London and you guys rocked!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

soooo sick, thank you 🖤🤍 and thanks for catching our set!

[@Angel.T-340]

*'90s vibes... and I like it!* _Greets from PERU._

[@Softcultband]

thank you, thank you

[@BrandonA]

This was on my recommended, so glad I clicked. I like the 90's alt/dream-pop influence without overly reverbing the vocals like Slow Crush (still love em' tho), it's just really well-balanced. Really dig the guitar tone, too... WHO ARE YOU?

[@IAmKingTony]

Banger after banger after banger!!!

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank youuuu!!!! 🖤🤍

[@puxz18]

just found this today hope this band blows up!

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🤞🏼🖤

[@eastside0434]

Met Mercedes and Phoenix at Riverbend in Cincinnati,Ohio got our photo taken,good luck to you both, god bless! Yukon James

[@christopheridonkulous]

as much as i loved 'Perfect Blue', this might be your best song yet! you gals are so gorgeous & talented, def one of my best finds this year. i can't get enough of the hazy, shoegaze vibes!

[@Softcultband]

thank you so so much. Perfect Blue is one of our personal faves as well.

[@jadetemple]

Everything you come up with: chords, vocal melodies - are just so my vibe 🖤🌙✨

[@Softcultband]

well your vibe is awesome so

[@jadetemple]

@@Softcultband 🤍

[@pacificcoolest]

holy shit this is amazing definitely gonna be following you to see your future stuff seriously great work, from one small band to another :)

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

ah thank you so much!!! appreciate it. 🖤

[@pacificcoolest]

@@mercedesarn-horn8095 of course!!! best of luck to you

[@garygibson2412]

Will play this and cannot wait for the new EP in March 2023

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🖤🤍🖤🤍

[@laclochard]

Shoegazy excellence. I have no words to describe this.

[@annaturquoise7701]

Why should we dare to live forever If nobody cares to change for the better - legit much praise to the lyricist

[@Softcultband]

thank you so much

[@canovasdavid]

Fresh !

[@ZenGlenn]

✨️🎶🤟Splendid mix of Cannons, Wolfmother & new alt rock🤟🎶✨️

[@BigRockyD]

Takes me back to the nostalgia of the mid 2000s. Love it, thank you. Reminds me of feelings I used to have

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much 🖤

[@soukoquu3617]

I think the music and the band is amazing, and I can't stop playing it in the loop. It feels like it reflects myself and my life.

[@Softcultband]

[@chadbeck4139]

Totally diggin’ this! Gonna totally be jamming’ this album in my car! Stellar! 🤙

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much 🖤🖤 so glad you enjoy

[@Krox034]

Knocked it out of the park yet again!

[@ephinawesome6265]

a great composition ! love it!

[@Softcultband]

thank you

[@thetastytango7374]

Stumbled across this banger on radio 1 at work and I've not stopped listening to it since. Amazing stuff.

[@Softcultband]

thank you!!! :)

[@DarthVengeant]

I am a metalhead and goth, and I say what a great song!! The girls are talented and cute as hell too.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much 🖤🤍

[@Paranormal718]

Thank you serendipity for leading me to this. Have to zone out to a full length of their work at my leisure.

[@minhaj_khan]

I've followed many bands, but I don't know what it was about you guys that inspired me to pick up the guitar this year (still a complete noob of course) Thank you for what you do. Your project really connects with me

[@wayfaerer94]

Y’all have been on constant repeat for me! Literal ear candy and a great message! Don’t stop! 🖤

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

aw thanks so much 🖤🤍 we aren’t going anywhere don’t worry

[@christopher.saint.christopher]

I know who I'll be binge-listening to at work tonight.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you 🖤🤍

[@sundaystef]

great track, favorite band of the year. looking forward to more

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much, so glad you’re enjoying the tunes 🖤

[@francescoandtheblackswans]

Great Universe

[@skinniedan9081]

I love the wall of sound. Absolutely no gaps to fill. Beautifully done!

[@Softcultband]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sk8bum64]

Quite a Shoegaze vibe! I liked it!

[@tomopteryx]

Love this band sm. No disrespect to your old stuff but this is by far my favourite project you girls have done, as someone who has been there from the start.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you, that means a lot 🖤

[@larsfischer7191]

I can hear whirr influence, i love softcult 😊 ❤❤❤

[@Softcultband]

friggin love whirr. thank you!

[@JacquesButlerMusic]

@@Softcultband was gonna say the same as well!

[@gandalfdengra5580]

Stumbled upon this in recommendations. Instantly ignited my love for Shoegaze again. Great work!

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much for giving it a chance 🖤🤍

[@crisgreenwell]

I like this. Great chorus.

[@MegaMikeDrummerYT]

This is my kind of chill jams!! love it so much!! 🌺

[@Softcultband]

ahh thank you

[@personmcpersonperson2893]

This song resonated with me from the first second. Amazing. Great video too, very atmospheric

[@Softcultband]

thank you so so much

[@thegido]

Wow, very nice! Love this ❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Softcultband]

Thanks for listening

[@erinmu2427]

I love you girls~ I went to Philly to catch Destroy Boys, but I ended up falling in love with you guys instead!! You guys were the highlight of the night!!

[@Softcultband]

thank you!!! glad you enjoyed the show :)

[@JohnnyG0Average]

Greetings from Dubai, Im really glad I’ve came across you guys in youtube. Love your music!

[@belicfilmes1853]

20 seconds of song and i already hit the like button

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much 🖤🤍

[@MexxiUK]

Your songs have such a simple, yet extremely satisfying format.

[@epicnoble]

Great work this is very melodic and you can tell your hearts are in it. Keep writing more quality music like this and you will have a big following!

[@Softcultband]

thank you so so much

[@basil9903]

you know how most genres have that one song that is the quintessential "genre" song, for grunge it's "smells like teen spirit" and for hard rock it's "the pretender", this is the one for shoegaze

[@joshajcip]

I just discovered this duo and they’re fantastic! This has become one of my favourite songs for sure.

[@imdoneplus]

I can’t get over how perfect this song is. As someone who was a child when the bands that sounded like this were around, this takes me right back to being 10 years old and listening to tapes I recorded from college radio, not having any idea who the artists were. All I knew was that it sounded like how I felt. You guys are making vital music that hits at the core of what it’s like to exist in this world at this moment. Thank you so much for what you do.

[@Marwollo]

Really amazing!

[@koheihead2]

This song caught my heart when first note sounded.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

🖤🤍

[@ilay829]

@@mercedesarn-horn8095 you’re such an inspiration!

[@mvlmvlg5417]

Idk what to say..im always blown away by you two's creative sound! I love you gals! Dope song!

[@Whoa_shutitdown]

This feels like a sequel to Perfect Blue for me and I'm here for every second of it. Your riffs are just always entrancingly beautiful and bittersweet. You girls have the voices of angels, on top of looking like them to me.

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you!!! so glad you enjoy the music. 🤘🏼

[@Whoa_shutitdown]

@@mercedesarn-horn8095 I made a trippy visualizer for Perfect Blue for you guys that I just want you to see and have. Is there an email for the band I could send it to?

[@sAllylikesbloodJ]

Was hoping of more tracks along this direction ever since the last EP. So good!!

[@Softcultband]

there you go

[@MaxiGimenez87]

I hear those chords of Mercedes on the guitar and I go back in time when I was 14 years old. It was at that time when I discovered rock thanks to Nirvana in 1999 listening to a cassette of the album "nevermind" with a friend. Since then I wanted to be a guitarist. Today, at 35 years old, I have never stopped. Music is a kind of time machine. It transports you to where you want to go.

[@tazlor]

this is sick, love the shoegaze type sound of this one a lot, you guys are awesome

[@brunamarcelapasini134]

This song gives me chills, it's just so amazing!! 😭

[@andrewwinter4399]

My friend introduced me to Softcult, a game changer. I introduced him to Drain... at their latest concert at The Museum in K-W... he agreed that this is their best song

[@Softcultband]

thank you so much

[@Travis_On_Trauma]

Heard this song on the college radio. Please come to Minnesota!

[@catchmegaming1253]

always love playing your songs on guitar! every new release is a new one to add to the set list, I adore this track :)

[@mercedesarn-horn8095]

thank you so much 🖤🖤🖤

[@robimg74]

So glad I came across this band. So good

[@Softcultband]

thank you