Overview

• Released August 8 via Daughters of Cain Records, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You serves as a narrative prequel to 2022’s Preacher’s Daughter by chronicling Ethel Cain’s first romance.
• Reviewers praise the album’s cohesive atmosphere and narrative depth, highlighting its fusion of synthpop, slowcore, drone and folk to create a haunting, pastoral soundscape.
• Standout tracks “Fuck Me Eyes” and the 15-minute finale “Waco, Texas” draw acclaim for their emotional resonance and expansive, cinematic compositions.
• About a third of the record is instrumental, with meditative interludes anchoring its contemplative style in a subdued tempo that some critics say veers toward monotony.
• The release completes Hayden Anhedönia’s Ethel Cain saga, marking her announced decision to retire the persona after this intimate, emotionally cathartic chapter.