On the surface, it may sound like a play on “I Will Always Love You,” but years before releasing her 1973 classic, Dolly Parton recorded a song about falling in love with a wealthy oil man. Written by ...

Some songwriters report on their own lives, some grapple with geopolitical issues, and some find meaning in quotidian third-person storytelling. Twenty-seven-year-old Hayden Anhedönia, who makes music ...

Ethel Cain has returned with her sophomore album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You. The 10-track record centers around her first love, Willoughby Tucker Ethel Cain has returned with her ...

After beginning the year with her probably-divisive-on-purpose ambient/drone album Perverts (that began ending up on some mid-year lists this week), Ethel Cain revealed that she’ll release another new ...

This long-awaited Ethel Cain “B-sides” record feels not only like a fully formed album in its own right but also stands as testament to the artist’s talent for world building, film score-ready ...

Folks have been talking about the dissolution of the album format for years now, as streaming culls out singles and embeds them in appropriately themed playlists. The experience of listening to an LP ...

“Ethel Cain lived and died loving and praying to be loved back,” Hayden Anhedönia said in an interview about her body of work, including the newest album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You. “The ...

The prequel chapter of Hayden Anhedönia’s Southern gothic epic gravitates toward sludgy slowcore and dusty, sepia-toned folk. It can feel like an endurance exercise, or a test of faith. Preacher’s ...