PREORDER — RELEASE DATE: 8/8/25

Indie Exclusive Double LP on Black Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket + Insert

Florida-born multimedia artist Ethel Cain returns with her sophomore album Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You. A prequel to the critically acclaimed Preacher’s Daughter, the new album recounts the story of Cain’s first love, Willoughby Tucker, and their humid, laden romance. Hayden Anhedonia, the creative force behind the entire Ethel Cain project, has spent the past several years assembling the album in her home studios from Coraopolis, PA, to Tallahassee, FL, all the while selling out tours and playing festivals worldwide, cementing herself as a singular artistic voice on the rise.

“Nettles” is the first single from the album: “This song and the last track on the record were both written the same week, the very first week I moved into the house in Alabama where I finished Preacher’s Daughter,” says Cain. “In similar fashion to Preacher’s Daughter (specifically “A House In Nebraska” and “Strangers”), I wrote what essentially became the beginning and end of the story without realizing it. What were originally just little vignettes of emotion I was feeling at the time ultimately became the tent poles for a larger narrative. ‘Nettles’ became a dream of losing the one you love, asking them to reassure you that it won’t come true and to dream, instead, of all the time you’ll have together as you grow old side by side. Every once in a blue moon, it feels good to slough off the macabre and to simply let love be.”

Indie Exclusive version includes 9" x 12" Insert.

Releasing: 8/8/25

Note: If you want other items in your order shipped immediately, please place preorders separately. If you choose local pick-up, the album will be available on the date of release.