Meet Ethel Cain, the Southern Gothic alter ego of singer-songwriter Hayden Anhedönia. From her breakout debut Preacher’s Daughter to the upcoming Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, Ethel Cain has created an immersive musical universe shaped by themes of faith, trauma, and American decay. Learn more about the artist behind the character and how her two deeply conceptual albums are changing the way we experience storytelling in music.