Ethel Cain’s show at Roadrunner in Boston on Friday night was nothing short of biblical — a soaring, cathartic journey into the heart of her rich, Gothic world.

Ethel Cain is the artistic persona of singer-songwriter Hayden Anhedönia, who has crafted a haunting and intricately woven world that stretches across her discography. Through her albums, Anhedönia takes on the role of Cain, a fictional character whose tragic narrative unfolds like a Southern Gothic novel.

“Preacher’s Daughter,” Anhedönia’s hit debut studio album, is a concept album that tells the dark, haunting tale of Cain’s fall into a perilous, dangerous world — a coming-of-age story steeped in doomed romance and desperation.

The album traces Ethel’s journey as she meets a mysterious, sinister man and becomes entwined in a v

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