Overview

• Ethel Cain released her sophomore album "Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You" as a narrative prequel to her 2022 breakthrough, "Preacher’s Daughter".
• The record explores the protagonist’s first romance against a backdrop of dark Southern Gothic storytelling and small-town America.
• About one-third of the album’s 10 tracks are instrumental, anchoring its atmospheric and doomy soundscapes.
• Critics praised its cohesive narrative and emotional depth but noted that its subdued pacing can verge on monotony.
• The closing track, "Waco, Texas", stretches over 15 minutes to deliver the album’s emotional and narrative climax.