How ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’ Fits Into the Ethel Cain Canon

Ethel Cain is more than the stage name of multimedia artist Hayden Anhedönia. Since 2022, Ethel has been the subject of an elaborate narrative. Brimming with religious undertones, allusions to generational trauma, and haunted Americana charm, Preacher’s Daughter was the first official foray into Ethel’s story. Now, with the recent release of Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, Anhedönia has parted the curtain on Ethel’s troubled youth.

The recent 10-track EP is a prequel to Ethel Cain’s complicated story that unfolds in Preacher’s Daughter. To understand where Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You fits into the canon, it’s important to grasp the gravity of what happens in Preacher’s Daughter.

‘Preacher’s Daughter’: Ethel Cain Faces loss, violence, and destruction

The year is 1991