Ethel Cain - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Ethel Cain performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded August 19, 2022.
Songs:
A House In Nebraska
Thoroughfare
Crush
Sun Bleached Flies
Hayden Anhedönia (aka Ethel Cain) - Piano / Vocals
Steven Colyer - Guitar
Caden Clinton - Percussion
Host: Evie
Audio Engineer: Julian Martlew
Mastering: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro & Ettie Wahl
Editor: Jim Beckmann
www.daughtersofcain.com
kexp.org

[@GwenisImmune]

Timestamps 0:34 A House in Nebraska 7:05 Thoroughfare 14:29 Crush 18:30 Sun Bleached Flies 24:39 Interview Questions

[@PotelinoSeven]

Obrigado :)

[@e11a222]

my favourite songs

[@oscarkamala]

the best songs

[@cjh4427]

How come I feel like I want to kill myself???

[@scatman1009]

How the hell didn't Evie cry after that? 😂

[@moshlyfe]

She writes music I have been waiting my whole life to hear and never knew I needed.

[@charp823]

Same

[@sydneymarie5257]

so real

[@bradendavis6783]

That part!

[@minamina6112]

Yesss this is what exactly the description i was looking for

[@cjh4427]

Really? I think you're stretching it quite a bit. How come it makes me want to kill myself.

[@williambruno392]

i understand the lana comparisons, but she really is southern gothic Florence. haunting vocals, devastating lyrics, and just mesmerizing melodies. i can't get enough of her

[@facilegoose9347]

Her & Emma Ruth Rundle filled a music niche I had wanted for a long time but hadn't found.

[@williambruno392]

agreed!!!@@andrecoelho7721

[@running_realestate]

Elite songwriter too

[@mjay9723]

Ethel = Southern Gothic Florence = Victorian Gothic Lana Del Rey = American Gothic *just my opinion*

[@anagarcia1139]

@@mjay9723 totally accurate

[@staygold902]

Preacher's daughter has to be one of the best debut albums ever released, any time period, any genre. She is something special

[@lovebug_taffy2263]

That host was seconds away from crying every single time Ethel was done with a song and girl SAME

[@81peyote]

Amen. Right?!

[@conormccomb4229]

imagine sounding exactly like your record???

[@dimentoplexitronum4923]

This music physically hurts me but I am addicted to listening

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

THE LAST TEMPTATION I am constantly crusading against myself because the thought of you breaking your own covenant just is inconceivable Morals and values one has don't change overnight They're burning into your being they bring justice to one's life So I go on and re-read your bible since its etched into my memory, a substance more unto everlasting than stone and go over the commandments Did I break a vow What sin did I commit Or was it that I committed myself to you not to your beliefs I placed a god before your god but this temple had no thieves This holy war just has too many holes, too many prayers, too many questions all unanswered Still I need some proof, something tangible to end this campaign against my self because I'm sacrificing myself to this shrine of songs, movies, books, authors, artists, sounds, foods, drinks, places, and automobiles that I have erected in my mind not knowing it was consecrated until you became idle. by LRJ

[@enriqueperzabal3065]

Me

[@canklecouture4050]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice here you go again posting weird ass poems

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@canklecouture4050, okay, fine, I'll change topic. Psalms 77:10 "and I uttered, 'it is making me sick, that the year has become the right hand of ALLAH.'" Psalms 77:18 “The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind, BARACK lit up the whole world. The Earth shall tremble in agitation, shake.” Psalms 77:16-20 “The waters shall see Elohim, the waters shall see a whirling in the depth, yea, tremble in agitation. The clouds shall pour forth the waters, the skies shall give forth a voice, arrows shall flash. The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind, BARACK lit up the whole world. The Earth shall tremble in agitation, shake. The traveling was of the sea, the path in the mighty waters, and your footprint shall be known. You led your people as a flock, your hands, Moses and Aaron.” Psalms 97:4 “BARACK lit up the whole world, the Earth, see it tremble.” Psalms 97:1-6 “YAHWEH reigns on the Earth so rejoice, many lands shall rejoice in the clouds, a mass surrounded in righteousness, the judgment shall fall on the foundations, for His throne. Fire comes before to consume the adversaries round about. BARACK lit up the whole world, the Earth, see it tremble. The mountain melted like wax before the face of YAHWEH, before the face of YAHWEH, all the Earth. For the heavens declare His righteousness, all the peoples see His glory.” Job 20:25-29 “Draw out and go through the back, BARACK shall remove all strength, a dreadful overcoming shall flow forth. All is darkness, the reserve he has stored it up, an unfanned fire will devour consuming the survivor in his tent. The heavens shall reveal his iniquity and the Earth will rise up. The increase of his house will desist downward the run forth, the day of his anger. This wickedness of man is the portion of gods, and the inheritance decreed by the Word of God.” Job 38:35-36 “Can you send BARACK, and make him go and say, “Behold who pierced wisdom in the inward parts to run forth,” also given understanding to the appearing.” Isaiah 14:14 "ALLAH OBAMA ab (in dark outer garment) dama (I will become) elyown (the god over all things)." Isaiah 27:1 “In that day YAHWEH will punish the beast of the sea, BARACK, a serpent. The fierce and great and mighty sword ALLAH, the beast of the sea, crooked, a serpent, and He will kill it, the Dragon, ASSHUR, of the sea.” Isaiah 30:30-33 "YAHWEH the voice of authority, and listen BARACK, for the strength shall be seen as rage in the nostrils and flames shall consume with fire storm in a downpour, the voice of YAHWEH. Asshur will be terrified. He shall strike with the rod. All shall be hit with the rod of punishment, Asshur. YAHWEH will rest at the sound and work in battle, for the wave offering of the battle is a burning of flesh long set in order. Moreover the firm King shall cut deep and large at the pyre in fire and shall stand breathing. YAHWEH shall whirlwind the fire and the brimstone shall ensure all is consumed.” Psalms 18:13-15 says, "Yahweh thundered from heaven, and Allah uttered his voice, hail of ember and fire, and he sent out arrows, BARACK had an abundance, confused, the channels of the sea appeared the foundations of the world laid bare, by the rebuke of Yahweh at the breath of His nostrils." 2 Samuel 22:14-16 says, "Yahweh thundered from heaven, and Allah uttered his voice, and he sent out arrows and BARACK was confused, the channels of the sea appeared the foundation of the world laid bare, by the rebuke of Yahweh at the breath of His nostrils." Zechariah 9:14 "Yahweh shall appear over the arrows coming from BARACK. For the Lord, Yahweh, will blow the trumpet, and they will march into the storms of the South." Daniel 10:6 “His body was tan, his face the appearance of Barack, and eyes a consumed shine; his legs and feet to the eye a burnished bronze, and the sound of his voice where like words given to a multitude.” Nahum 3:3 “horsemen lift up the sword, and blade pierces Barack, the multitude is slain, and the mass of corpses is innumerable dead bodies, and they stumble over the dead.” Psalms 144:4-6 “Adam was like unto vapor, for his days were in shadow and culminated. The reach was the heavens for YAHWEH and yet he descended touching the mountain and it smoked. The flash of BARACK dispersed sending forth arrows (nuclear weapons) with noise." Luke 10:18 "I saw SATAN as BARACK OBAMA." Matthew 24:27-28 "For as BARACK cometh out of the East and shineth even so far as the West so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man, for wherever the bodies lie so too an EAGLE IN UNION." Revelation 16:17-19 “For even the seventh was poured, a bowl into the air, great voice came out of the temple from the throne saying, “DONE.” BARACK voiced thunder great, shaking of a manner as never had been from the time man had come into being on Earth, this person was of great lineage, great earthquake like unto this. The great city split into three parts, a city of nations fell, Babylon great was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of wine, PASSION for wrath."

[@birdo88]

Exactly

[@raquelcpalmeira]

her voice is INSANE

[@microwavab1e]

i saw the tambourine come out and i knew it was time to shake some ass

[@annie-up8xt]

this made me laugh so hard

[@joanalovesyou]

Yasssss

[@moveonfabian]

Ethel Cain you'll always be famous

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

My God, we do so hope so!!!

[@thegummychair1613]

shoutout to Ethel Cain for performing literally the 3 best songs from the album

[@eoghangallagher5210]

I have a hard time(s) agreeing with that

[@Filipomnomnom]

@@eoghangallagher5210 me too

[@JoaoGabriel-fm3ho]

@@eoghangallagher5210 I THOUGHT GOOD GUYS GET TO BE HAPPY.

[@eoghangallagher5210]

@@JoaoGabriel-fm3ho I’m not happy

[@tryasavitsa5754]

@@eoghangallagher5210 I am, poison in the water and unhappy

[@cruelyear]

the fact that she can not only sing like that but also writes and produces most of her songs by herself... unstoppable. a lot of the indie/alt girls need to be taking notes

[@paddy2460]

Grimes Impact

[@cruelyear]

@@paddy2460 LMAO

[@cageragepodcast2795]

I was shocked at her ability to change range, tonality, and pitch effortlessly when I saw her live this summer. This is a nice recording but it doesn't do her talent justice. I think she has a bit of a cold here possibly because her range switches so fast and clearly, usually, that one can speculate there might be a small throat strain in this recording. It's no less beautiful to be clear though. It is something of a wonder she's able to stay in stride with that much emotion. She is indeed a gift for we who are able to enjoy these moments. Thanks for commenting. I enjoyed a great deal of this thread. Much Love, Chad

[@cruelyear]

@@cageragepodcast2795 yes completely! i saw her in AZ about a month ago now, and had the same expierence. literally no tonal difference from the recordings of the songs she played. if anything she took a few riffs further than she does in the studio versions! and yeah i see what you're saying -- i figured she was probably a bit nervous. but like you said, still incredibly impressive! thank you for your reply :) i don't get to indulge in paragraphs long ethel cain convos a lot, so this was nice haha!

[@dusthymn8187]

@@paddy2460 the real kexp mother

[@marshallmanticore]

she's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment

[@97musicaddict]

@@lindsaybrower9550 you need therapy. This isn't normal behavior.

[@lindsaybrower9550]

@@97musicaddict 😂🤣🤣 it's not normal to know that men have penises and women have vaginas? Oh man do you need help.

[@lindsaybrower9550]

@@97musicaddict I'll pray for your mental health to be restored 🙏

[@lindsaybrower9550]

@@poeticfragments this singer is not a female.

[@lindsaybrower9550]

@@poeticfragments nope..his name is Hayden. And he is a male. Look it up. No joke.

[@jozefscott4935]

sun bleached flies is honestly my favourite song i’ve heard for a while

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

"I'm looking for a substitute for the overdone trite thing" by lrj You are not who you're suppose to be. You are not like the rest - You're different. You seem to have the ability to survive - on your own. I think that's what I like about you. she smiled; her eyes burning bright like the celestial bodies of the cloudless night. You are so very different from anyone I've met You carry on happily, solemnly without regret You bow to none - having none of rank You pass along quietly as a river its' bank You are not silent - though your quiet deceives You are one alone, you do as you please. I think that's what I like about you she smiled; her cheeks blooming rose like after the first warm rains end the mem'ry of snows. You are not who you're suppose to be You are not like the rest, but like infinity You are not like the rest only restlessness ever You won't be tied down - and committed - Oh! Never! You won't be persuaded, you either do or you don't You won't go gently into that good night, Oh, no! You won't I think - that's what I like about you. She smiled; her brow furrowed slight like a rippling breeze over water in the moon - light. You are not who you're suppose to be You are everything that contradicts me You seem to have the ability to survive on your own I think that is why I must break you bone from bone.

[@emogoesboom]

same here

[@hrtz4lilz]

@@ReligionOfSacrificewhat is this called

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@hrtz4lilz "I'm looking for a substitute for the overdone trite thing"

[@canklecouture4050]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice i looked it up and couldnt find anything

[@zanoti4461]

trying not to say mother for 33 minutes straight

[@talie3578]

(impossible challenge)

[@shal6401]

yea

[@Lynn.knepper1280]

Oh is that a reference to her IG?

[@Wljourneywmoom]

fr

[@warrenlwolfe]

FAILED

[@peachypetals98]

As soon as i heard the beginning of a house in nebraska i started SOBBING, god, Ethel Cain you changed my life with this album, ALBUM OF THE CENTURY

[@Youprobablysuckass]

EVERYTIME I listen I tear up

[@backup153]

the riff yodel thing she did in thoroughfare is SO GOOOOODDDD

[@NatalieBoat111]

I've never heard of her before just now and LOVED the yodel

[@perryjones7771]

She had a WAYYYY bigger range than she lets on to.

[@philiplevins6702]

I'm 56 years young ...and I live for these days...hoping and praying at that click of the mouse...show me something...no shame in saying I cried...but not in a sad way...deepness...blown away...totally wonderful ☘peace

[@joanalovesyou]

🙏🙏❤️

[@dgoodmiami21]

Ethel is just something different man. I mean this as no slight to any artist, but I just feel like there is A LOT of “bedroom” / “sad girl” / “indi twee pop” popular at the moment, and so much of it feels really derivative.. I just feel like Ethel really brings something fresh and original. Her whole southern gothic thing she has going really works for me. She just has it.

[@acethegreat3963]

A super new fan here and I agree 100 percent. I listen to that kind of music but in the areas where I feel like I'm consuming empty calories her music seems to fill with substance. The raw sense of authenticity and refined musicality I saw here was extremely refreshing!

[@joanalovesyou]

YES exactly like she’s giving us something that’s so new and beautiful and i feel so lucky to be alive

[@jorgecorona5563]

I don’t know how to be a whole person again after this album. It left me broken into million pieces. “And I’m still praying for that house in Nebraska…dancing with the windows open…” 🥺

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

She’s an actual fallen angel 🤍

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

Nice to hear your opinion again...have you actually seen her on her tour?

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

@@Umbrey_Dunctum no I’m from Slovakia lmao

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

@@MarinaAndTheDevil ...me neither, she's sold out her UK gigs but really glad she's growing her audience and managed to fit in our side of the Atlantic!!!

[@djl5206]

Fallen angel's are demons...

[@NutTapActual]

@@djl5206makes sense, they are transgendered

[@AGrrrlsTwoSoundCents]

I’ve shower-cried to “House in Nebraska” more times than I’d like to admit. Feels very kismet for her to open with it

[@hms21793]

Same tho

[@mrmugrat3424]

I’m shower crying to this performance right now. Water droplets are all over my phone

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@mrmugrat3424 I wonder if you are still there Inside of me I feel your presence I will not forget the happiness I can not forget the sadness It drips constantly from my eyes Yet there are no tears Now I lose myself in constant waves of the sea of unknown faces - I drown myself in - I still long to see your face - Then - I see you My heart now beating as Fast as a wind of a storm Blowing fiercely Over the pages of an open book Ripping them over and over Page after page crashing down Slamming Shut by LRJ

[@Marshmallow_1111]

Same wth

[@canklecouture4050]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice oh my god shut up

[@karma______]

This audio engineer is doing everything correct. This sounds incredible

[@voodoosleeper]

I'm a music producer and the way her voice live sounds like a fucking studio recording, I bet she does 3-4 takes before she wraps on vocals for a song. She would be a dream to work with in the regard. I'm not big into live music because it just rarely sounds as good as the studio recording for me, but damn this is just as good as that studio versions.

[@JudgeJuddy1]

This is a trend across a lot of KEXP recordings. Their sound people are something else. The Khruangbin one is so well done

[@snapperboat25]

KEXP and Tiny Desk technicians are absolutely the best

[@gregaiken1725]

im sure its also because she produces using minimal vocal processing. which is the trend today for pop and hip hop and other genres. few today can sing without that fake robot sounding vocal processing.

[@Zkillzen]

The girl presenting her was holding it all in after just the first song!

[@no-cv1bc]

I ❤️ Evie!

[@Zaqariel]

Her smile when she said “yeah right, he loves me” made me smile and she smiled right through it

[@TheAutisticCat]

I don't understand how people can possess such depth and I am so shallow

[@gregaiken1725]

trauma can do that... it often causes people to become introspective. at least for those making efforts to understand and heal...

[@0nanana0]

You're not as "shallow" as you think, if you can see the beauty in it ❤ we don't all have this talent, she's a wonderful anomaly

[@timetochae3159]

a house in nebraska is the prettiest sad song ever written

[@jumpinggakflash2313]

Discovering her music has been such a gift. She's honestly one of the most talented and creative artists to come out for awhile. I'm obsessed.

[@emiliarp3051]

16:27 this part of crush is always on my mind istg i love how she can pull off deep and high vocals especially in crush her voice sounds so ethereal

[@ap-tj7sz]

Preacher's Daughter changed my life. I can't describe the feeling this album gives me

[@katetodd1329]

Have been typing “kexp Ethel Cain” everyday for weeks I’ve been waiting for this one

[@stormfischerr]

I really cannot fathom how incredibly talented she is, holy shit

[@fallacya.d.d.4659]

best upcoming artist rn ngl

[@drinkmoreagua8984]

Literally

[@jsimon9353]

Amazing storyteller and musician. Preacher's Daughter will be a timeless album for sure

[@user-dc3zr5mi5l]

it's honestly crazy i started to think there would never be another timeless album created after 2020. bless her

[@emogoesboom]

quite actually the best album ever made

[@kvltslime2261]

house in nebraska is my favorite song by her. it's just crushing ugh. the entire album preachers daughter is so good

[@kvltslime2261]

"And you might never come back home, and I may never sleep at night But God, I just hope you're doing fine out there, I just pray that you're alright" God

[@emogoesboom]

@@kvltslime2261 hurts every time

[@sikigenesis]

meemaws gotten on the big city radio🙏

[@AlyxTremblay]

31:11 I was not expecting her to mention Daughter, shes kind of obscure and underrated. One of my all time favorite artists growing up. Medicine was on repeat pretty much every single time I was sad. (It also means a lot to me lyrically) makes sense though her music & voice remind me a lot of her

[@dogwater5609]

is she? i remember her (specifically medicine) being super popular during the animation meme era

[@clararaclette750]

We can hear a sample of Medicine in A house in Nebraska. Daughter is a band btw

[@friskybriskyy3997]

@@clararaclette750really? Do you know the time stamp?

[@clararaclette750]

@@friskybriskyy3997 the piano throughout the song I think. Maybe I’m saying absolute shit 😭

[@clararaclette750]

@@friskybriskyy3997 but in the og version not this one

[@jimmythunders999]

Some of the best songwriting I've heard in a while.

[@gregaiken1725]

youll also like Daughter then. its also melancholy...

[@babymilksnatcher]

At a time where alternative pop has become conflated with industry plants pretending that their TikTok friendly tracks have been written by themselves and not by greedy industry executives, it's great to see someone bringing back the basis of the genre : pure talent and stories that were forgotten by the mainstream.

[@icystorm9968]

Ethel Cain is pure talent.

[@cruelyear]

THE THOROUGHFARE LYRIC CHANGE SHE IS CRAAAAZY

[@brookewellman6193]

i was looking for this comment yessss

[@silversliver8]

It's like she read my mind and played all of my favorites

[@toddhollingsworth4248]

I dont know why im just hearing this beautiful woman sing now for the first time, but now I need to meet her.

[@Iusedtoberik]

I honestly believe she will be an alt icon

[@Iusedtoberik]

Like notice how she already has such a strong fanbase

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

More like a blt following.

[@robertoyeah]

bacon lettuce tomato?

[@midnight51]

It doesn't matter what you believe regarding this whole debate on identity, make no mistake America, this girl is a rock star.

[@babyspud]

forever thankful for her :’) Sounds even better live, she’s a vision.

[@CarlosMartinez-kr1te]

She seems like such a lovely human :3

[@mtmusicgear]

That opening track is haunting and powerful yet so sparse and minimal. Ethel Cain gives me hope for music and humanity.

[@salmonmuncher5672]

its making me CRY rn idk if im super hormonal but im sobbing

[@sacredsepia]

@@salmonmuncher5672ur not alone LMAOO😭

[@benjaminvanhoutte8638]

I have been clean now for a long time and almost sober for a full year, and your music tears my soul apart. What an old soul you are. I will follow you untill the end of the world. Thanks for being a big part of my sobriety.

[@austinmader6248]

playing an instrument and singing at the same time is so insane to me. her talent is craaazy

[@nthnghppns]

sun bleached flies changed my life i think

[@harpy2602]

I randomly stumbled across Ethel when I saw her mentioned in a reddit thread a couple days ago. Her music very different than almost anything I listen to but Ptolomaea instantly intrigued me. It was dark, uncomfortable, creepy, and sad... in a compelling way. I immediately listen to the whole album and LOVED it. Ethel's voice is amazing

[@horsezanthus5040]

Can’t get through the first track without crying.

[@joshperson95]

“The more it hurts the less it shows”

[@AmyAberrant]

Yep, the emotional wounds always hurt more than the wounds that show

[@lionsmanexx]

I came across this as she was singing it ❤

[@Hacki540]

the thing is: i have just started listening to her like a few days ago and now all of these live performances of Ethel come out. Its so great and i cannot wait to see where she goes with this. so talented honestly.

[@davidb4935]

Same here, this album is really something special

[@hms21793]

She’s literally so incredible. The amount of talent she has is unquantifiable. Her songs are gorgeous and lovely and they make me feel things on a visceral level. They’re so well composed and produced and performed. She’s just amazing.

[@joce8055]

she's gonna make it big

[@Kcasadont]

The harmonica in thoroughfare is such a great touch

[@CoralineMoth]

Her voice is so enchanting

[@rural_revivals]

I can't wait to cry to A House in Nebraska in October while in Nebraska.

[@estersnitram6498]

I wish Strangers 😭😭❤️

[@aalexxandriaa]

Really hopes she goes on tour again soon. I need to see her perform live at least once before I die

[@marky5514]

she’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she IS the moment…… i mean cmon now

[@lydiagraves5073]

watching this has me so fucking emotional im so happy to see something i’ve wanted since i found her i knew she’d do kexp one day and this performance was incredible so excited for more in the future i love you so much hayden!! you deserve the world and more i’ll always be proud to call u my friend bc ur the fuckin besttttt such a beautiful performance i’ve cried like 5 times lmfao

[@JulietMHorner]

I have been stalking KEXP for WEEKS for this to be uploaded. My client and I listened to it live while I did her nails..... lol. Thankfully she loves my Baby Girl and was excited to listen with me.

[@lydiagraves5073]

@@JulietMHorner ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ she’s a super star

[@pbaltazar2]

just discovered this and i gotta tell you - i've heard everything from Miles Davis to Metallica to Modern English, Mozart, Mary J Blige, Minor Threat, Matisyahu, Madness, Marshall Mathers, Modest Mouse and back again and my god woman. your sound and style has penetrated all my senses in the most satisfying way. part of me wants to write a screenplay around your soundtrack and part of me wants to hide this away so selfishly that only i can access it and come back for my regular fix. you are an amazing talent. thank you for this gift.

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

That's nice you broke your "M" rule. Big of you.

[@gplunk]

What a total musical breath of fresh air....

[@hendrabangkitpramana6377]

I will always cry to A HOUSE IN NEBRASKA

[@fixongmingi677]

i love her ☹️ she seems so sweet

[@sophiaako7663]

This touched me deeply, im struggling to deal with a very painful past and connect with people who won't abuse me, and Ethels vulnerability is very inspiring to me. The drug abuse, SA and everything which I felt and feel shame and loneliness from, I feel less alone listening to her music.

[@whatever4464]

❤️

[@enteblu6799]

Love her. Thoroughfare 🥰

[@pineconeparty]

After a long 12 hour shift welding pipeline in the Texas heat ain't nothin makes me feel better than ethels voice hittin my soul in that sweet spot while taking a long ass shower

[@peternystrom921]

This is just insane, she is one of my new favorit artist, just to be able to see her sing live like this is insane.

[@paulalex5221]

I first heard her music on a Spotify-generated playlist with the likes of Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, etc. I was blown away immediately. The music hit me in a way that Tori Amos's seminal album (Little Earthquakes) did. The effect was immediate and profound. I wonder if they listen to each other's music. I read that two of her influences are Christian music and Gregorian chant. Brilliant! I never expected those two influences from anyone, but upon listening to more of her music, it makes sense. I hope she has a long and satisfying career!

[@stitchypoo32]

Exactly this. I'm 40 and loved LE and this is definitely the same vein

[@B19Wing]

OMG YESSSSS I FOUND HER THROUGH TORI AMOS TOO

[@drehgonsleher893]

It doesn't seem to matter how many times I watch and hear her perform House in Nebraska, I just can't help but cry. There's so much power and emotion in her voice... by far the best youtube recommendation I have received.

[@oliviaandersen4641]

the way she played House In Nebraska with the piano intro from Sun Bleached Flies SHOULD BE ILLEGAL I WOULD DIE FOR ETHEL CAIN

[@staceface8330]

".....and I feel so alone out here...." I dont think any song EVER has moved me to ugly cry, non stop tears, snotty heap on the floor. so completely taken by the fact that I feel these lyrics on such a personal level..... Its the empathy that gets me. Feeling like youre all alone in this world..... But you arent. You never were and you never will be. There's a sort of unity in that aching lonelines. A sense of community filled with so many souls that I will never meet....but yet I know so well. It breaks me down every time.

[@sjaviers]

FINALLY WE HAVE ETHEL’S PERFORMANCE i love u queen

[@avedic]

The lyric....and the WAY she sings it....on the line "And if it's meant to be....it will be...." Is......unbelievably gorgeous. I love her music a lot....and have been following her for some time. She is a legit songwriter. Period. She also has a lot of very diverse stuff out there. For instance....she has a 4 song EP of like...her take on trap music. Seriously. And it's one of my favorite things she's ever put out. She's meant to become a star....in whatever form that may be. But her music deserves to be heard by a lot of people.

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

"My Lord, I have remembrances of yours" What's the use in remembering when it only unsettles my being? I used to fantasize about you coming back to me but that soon came to pass Your now an apparition I won't let your ghost rest It goes on searching in my remorse and cannot find a hollow place to lodge be a fixture on a wall in one the many rooms I've closed off It doesn't even feel empty anymore inside I hold onto the specter of you and it no longer speaks the sadness through its eyes By LRJ

[@darlz878]

This set is her best recorded music. The mix + her performance is unmatched.

[@QvakeOfficial]

in my 5th listen to this set omg...

[@cageragepodcast2795]

I love Ethel Cain! She is a master lyricists. It's funny how humble she is face to face. When I spoke with her she did not seem to know how talented, not just skilled but talented, she was. I asked her, "You speak the Queens tongue. Do you choose to use different dialects based on your subject matter? For example, you wrote, ' . . . but we just laughed to death and held each other close . . . ' when you likely would have said, "Closely" in everyday conversation. Again, you wrote, " . . . and by the fire I . . . I let your hands do things no one needs to know . . ." when it feels as though it should finish with "about" to follow the rhyme scheme if someone else wrote it. Is that intentional or do you feel your way through your creations? It feels to the listener that you sat on a piano bench, looked at the ceiling, started singing and playing until the song was through without any rehearsal, which is so rare and wonderful. Your songs feel as though they come from a place that is very personal; experienced, not written. What affect does that have on your lyrical choices or are the choices made through stream of consciousness?" She just stood there with her hands over her cheeks as if she was embarrassed that someone told her how amazing her unacknowledged talent felt to those of us listening. Then I got attacked by people wanting me to use their language instead of allowing us to speak one on one. That saddened me. I never got a final answer because I was being harassed and she started to look a bit frightened by the mob of people trying to tell me how they expected me to speak so I took my basic queer self away from that in hopes she would not feel uncomfortable. She left as soon as I walked away and they swarmed her. Regardless, she's a master of just about any art she creates, instantly. That's really something special and she is such a beautiful, peaceful person. I was floored by her humility. Go see her live while she's still close enough to look her in the eyes when she sings, ". . . God what I wouldn't give to be in church this Sunday . .." Peace Be Upon Us All

[@c17rox]

I hope her mom sees this comment and knows how proud all of us are of Hayden (Ethel)

[@JulietMHorner]

Carsen, Yes, I'm watching it now. Her Daddy & I are so very proud as well.

[@niamh3610]

@@JulietMHorner 🥺🥺🥺 this is too darn cute

[@wessiguess]

@@JulietMHorner thank you for bringing her into this world 🤍

[@JulietMHorner]

@@niamh3610 I know! Her little grin when she has to "PG" the ending to Crush is so cute! Lol

[@JulietMHorner]

@@wessiguess I had help in that endeavor. 😉 Her daddy & I are just so thankful that she is succeeding in her dreams and still loving what she does. That's all a parent can hope for their children. ❤️

[@jerryvesselmusic2448]

Ethel Cain is a brilliant writer and so much of what she sings about is quite unsettling but I hang on every word. I love the way her songs unfold; beautiful and seemingly tragic at times. I love the places she writes about ,the figures she describes, and how they intersect.

[@arpandubey9635]

she really represent 'southern gothic' asthetic really good, it's like she made it...... it's a world made by her we are trying to live in

[@hannahcampbellstevenson8327]

Always love how emotional Evie gets. Same girl!

[@caitlinmarymargarett9764]

I am entirely in love with her

[@boredfather6317]

ethel is of those artists im so glad i get to exist at the same time as. ❣

[@danielromero8711]

Ahhhhh best KEXP ever, what a beautiful voice, what a pure soul, my bodyache is gone now.

[@josephinepineconey]

mother bring us to church yet again ♥️♥️♥️

[@denisehutton1996]

A very gifted and talented young lady, A house in Nebraska has me in tears. Amazing musician. Ethel Cain deserves the very best that life can give her and may she continue to bless us with her music.xx

[@rickeyeaster1176]

Just discovered her on spotify, my God, what a voice

[@waynecarrol3415]

I’m 64 live in Australia & have been in music industry for 40 years some observations are Aretha Franklin came out of church Whitney Houston etc her music is so organic I love it thanx mother 🦘☮️🇦🇺

[@AnthonySeptic]

Beautiful performance. Hers is album of the year for me. Love it.

[@Cuccaweepoo]

bloody hell girls got some pipes

[@czbaterka]

Mama Ethel killing it ✨❤️

[@farfallasmind]

FINALLY, I was so excited for this performance, love her.

[@Preachers_daughter]

Love you Ethel cain

[@pariahthistledowne3934]

i am 50 and just stumbled upon this artist a couple days ago....YEAH, Geezer Relics still keep an ear out, lol! Wanna try to get her here in Ozark come Spring...somehow.

[@Ryerocks]

I love the song preachers daughter and a house in nebraska i nust discovered her this mornkng an i cant stop listening !😍