Ethel Cain: known for using cannibalism as a metaphor for love, depicting the toils of religious trauma in the conservative South and hating this Lana Del Rey Instagram post . What some listeners may not know, however, is that Ethel Cain is simply the fictional character her creator, Hayden Anhedönia, becomes in concept albums and performances. Released on Aug. 8, 2025, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You prequels the plotline Cain traced in her debut album, Preacher’s Daughter . Cain’s first love, Willoughby Tucker, is introduced in Preacher’s Daughter ’s third track, “A House in Nebraska.” This latest album chronicles years of their relationship to listeners, or so say dedicated fans on Reddit.

Anhedönia performed as Ethel Cain on Sept. 17, 2025, at the Masonic Jack Whit

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