The Mystique Of Ethel Cain

[@locklann55]

The face I made when I saw my Twitter thread lmao Great video

[@EljohnMacaranas]

OMG one of the loremasters has seen my video… thank you for your service! 🫡

[@dylankai21]

u like ethel and lana??? taste

[@notzackmusic]

@@dylankai21 m c c

[@perryjones7771]

“Preachers Daughter” is the closest thing that I’ve had to a religious experience.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Literally thought I died when I first heard August Underground

[@perryjones7771]

@@EljohnMacaranas house in Nebraska BROKE ME

[@cassandrafranco1043]

Me too

[@plutosmoon8349]

Thats wonderful Perry but now that you've popped your cherry It's time to take a deep long dive into your "Weird" aunts record collection. Don't come up for air until the music's pegged you into submission & you're set free finally.

[@madlight13]

Me too! And I’m a total Heathen witch!

[@yessica5231]

this album is so intimately American but she's just so good at her craft that really anyone can relate to it even without knowing the Southern Gothic inspiration or other references she makes.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She has the potential to be Gen Z’s Bruce Springsteen like it sounds insane but it’s so true

[@WhitneyDahlin]

Dude I found her by stumbling across Ptolemaea. And that song literally changed the definition of what music could be for me. The flies buzzing referencing Beelzebub and how the insect sounds are the beat and play right into the sounds of the instruments. How the notes in the music itself are atonal which is the type of music used in horror movies (specifically demon possession movies). And that's not even going into the lyrics and the meaning and symbolism and references in them! That song blew my mind. I wish she would do more atonal and sirenesque songs like that! I want more that integrate sounds of nature into the music itself

[@mondaybushier]

Her music is so nostalgic and leaves me with a roaming melancholy feeling, and I can’t get enough of it.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Every song off the record feels so lived-in like it's insane.

[@wherethewildflowersare]

I will have to check her out I guess. Is she against religion or what?

[@nat2206]

@@wherethewildflowersare She is Southern Baptist

[@jrm4625]

I feel like “sun bleached flies” was a perfect way to describe the people she loves that are still stuck in the cult of religion. It makes you feel sad after hearing her follow up with “waiting for the day they’d escape” kind of like how a fly gets stuck in window desperately trying to escape and how she mentions “dancing with the windows open” makes me feel as though she’s trying open the window to save others from corruptness. The lyricism and storytelling is absolutely amazing. Definitely one of my all time favorite songs.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Damn, that’s insanely rich metaphorical stuff… Ethel’s really next level

[@rynun7620]

"The cult of religion". It brings me sorrow to see people see religions as prisons rather than sources of insight and wisdom. The interpretations are up to people, as are the practices, and many a time they (some religions more than others) practice in a way that causes harm. However, others make acts of greatness, give love, and breathe life to others because of their beliefs. Surely you can't believe religion as a whole is a cult, right?

[@jrm4625]

@@rynun7620 Christianity and every branch of it is a cult as a whole. There is millions upon millions of documented evidence to prove this throughout history as well. The entire religion was purposely created to gain control, power and money over the majority of the population considering brainwashing people is proven to be one of the greatest weapons in human history. Individually, people practice however they want to practice and if you practice any religion without weaponizing it or harming others with it then you are the 1% of the entire Christian religion.

[@rynun7620]

@@jrm4625 that's...an interesting take. I get the bad rep of Christianity and the cult-like aspects in a majority of denominations, but I'm talking about the concept of religion in general. You called it a cult. Clearly you despise the abrahamic religions (as does pretty much every fan of Ethel Cain)...but what about Hinduism? What about the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama or the belief of the Tao and Shinto? Are those religions all cults to you too?

[@jrm4625]

@@rynun7620 you must be new to Hayden’s music and you must be new to the concept/story of Ethel Cain as a character. In this conceptual album Ethel is escaping from the Christian religion (the baptist church). This is the only religion I am referring to considering it is the only religion that is relevant to Ethel.

[@mliyahc9464]

im so mad i didn’t find out about her earlier because her music quite literally changed my life

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Same! It took me until the end of last year to really get into her stuff!

[@indiemagic1473]

I’m so glad I found out about her in 2020. I fell in love immediately 😍😍

[@mliyahc9464]

her storytelling is hands down one of the best things ever and truly makes her music transcending. also your analysis was absolutely amazing!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She’s truly like a storytelling master. Love Ethel sm! Thank you!

[@ldekker97]

it was such a privilege seeing her in a fairly small venue in amsterdam. I totally cried during sun bleached flies. my favorite line on the album is "I always knew that in the end no one was coming to save me". I couldn't even sing that line, I whispered it through gritted teeth and after that I just let the tears flow. it was so cathartic, I feel like I purged something from my soul that evening.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That's such a beautiful line and moment to have!

[@lexibabyqueen]

I’ve been following Cain since late 2018/early 2019 (not quite sure) but before she even went as White Silas. It’s really crazy to see how much she’s evolved in her music and get her flowers. Every single release has been better than the last with Preachers Daughter being a true masterpiece. She truly is one of a kind

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Cain is a musical prodigy, I’ve yet to encounter someone like her in the alt pop space. I see a lot of Lana comparisons but I don’t think those are fair at all. Ethel’s mixing the mythology of Born to Die with the sophistication of NFR’s songwriting and she’s JUST 24. Truly a genius.

[@themilkcartonangel]

i knoww shes evolved so much. been here since 2019 and im just happy she's now got the platform to tell the story she's always wanted 🥺

[@Noahspurlin22]

@@EljohnMacaranas Lana still better.

[@themilkcartonangel]

@@Noahspurlin22 literally why does it have to be a competition tho???

[@Noahspurlin22]

@@themilkcartonangel lol bc the original post said Ethel was better or that’s what they’re getting at. Lana will forever be the alt pop queen. Ethel great love memaw but the OP wording is trying say ethel is greater

[@MrDavidock]

"Preacher's Daughter" hit me like a freight train out of nowhere. Most of my library is punk rock, metal, hardcore, some indie and electronic. This album shattered my ice-cold heart. Absolutely breathtaking. Top 10 for me.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s literally one of the strongest debuts in the last 20 years for me

[@Ppluvr215]

Damn you’re so deep and cool

[@musicbyznek]

i found ethel cain literally three weeks ago and i cannot express how amazing she is I'm literally obsessed

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The way my Spotify Wrapped is gonna be her considering how much I’ve looped her 😭

[@musicbyznek]

@@EljohnMacaranas according to my spotify stats, I've already listened to her for 51 hours 😭

[@evrypixelcounts]

Found Ethel Cain at the end of 2022, and have been enthralled since. I don't usually follow artists closely, but I'll be watching hers closely. It's inspired me to continue trying at my own music, but I'm a long way from reaching her level.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m glad she inspired you to continue making music! I think an artist’s secondary role in addition to making new music is providing inspiration and creative support for the next generation of talent!

[@anthonygil1522]

Keep doing your music!!! That's biggest compliment you can give any Artist, That they inspired you so much That you have the courage to put out your own music!

[@anthonygil1522]

Why is my comment about an Ethel Cain video in this feed ? WTF ?!

[@morbidmadeline]

I discovered Ms. Cain after her first concert, opening for Nicole Dollanganger on her Heart Shaped Bed tour and have never stopped loving her. I lost my ticket to her show in Boston and she put me on the list so I could still enjoy the show. She’s a truly beautiful and kindhearted person.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She sounds like an absolute angel! Glad you got to see her!

[@Averyr91]

@@morbidmadeline living my dream fr 😭😭🖤

[@elena3941]

i love both of them and hit to know ethel cain by listening to nicole first 😭 idt either of them have toured europe at least not on solo tours as of now unfortunately (im from germany)

[@ninaandsimone3854]

- loved your take on Ptolemea and Strangers - her music is mainly southern gothic though, with rock, country and yeah, sometimes dream pop/dark pop influences ! - she's turning Preacher's daughter into a movie AND a book, this is crazyyyy i can't wait

[@EljohnMacaranas]

A BOOK AND A MOVIE! LET'S GO! I hope the other albums in the trilogy get some form of treatment too!

[@sunnyiee_03]

A MOVIE ??? OMGA ANNEMEN

[@rainydeadppl]

You can really hear the chelsea wolfe infuence on that one!

[@nightshadetq2453]

everytime i listen to preacher's daughter i find something new. it's a masterpiece album

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s insanely layered like a mosaic of ideas and nightmares like one of my fave debut albums in years!

[@Dvgteeth]

Sun Bleached Flies breaks my heart every time. I’ve never been religious but i still found Cain’s story way too relatable. Also, I had no idea Hayden was trans. She’s so lovely.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That song is probably one of the most beautiful tracks I’ve heard ever!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

What do we think about Mother Cain? Also a moment of silence for the passing of (fictional) Ethel Cain RIP queen

[@hkazu63]

I already know sis is my top artist of 2023 and possibly every year henceforth.

[@mudjr44]

50 year old here... discovered her on January 5th and cannot stop listening... I haven't been this excited about a new artist in forever.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Her music is timeless!

[@silenceisraging]

her music is so nostalgic and melancholic, while also being so cohesive and cinematic. Preacher’s Daughter is one of the best records i’ve ever heard

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I argue it’ll be one of the best debuts this decade maybe this century!

[@johncooper4874]

When getting tickets to see Caroline Polachek, I specifically chose the DC date because Ethel will be there. Her music is so impactful and fresh. She has such a bright future ahead of her career-wise!! My fave track is between Ptolemaea or Western Nights.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m so jealous! I’m in LA, missed her dates here bc I was out of town 😭 but agreed! Ptolemaea is such a classic but Western Nights is underrated

[@69emmma69]

yesssss im so happy ethel is going to be at caroline's dc concert it was such a good surprise!!!!!

[@Noahspurlin22]

I want to get tickets but it says Caroline is the main singer and Ethel is just a guest. So like do you know if Ethel is only going to sing like 1-3 songs right not the whole album?😊

[@emogoesboom]

omg I love Western Nights. It's probably my favorite song by Ethel.

[@lexybegley7285]

i absolutely love preachers daughter, as someone who grew up in a southern baptist family, then suffered my own trauma, lost my relationship with religion, and eventually found it again and converted to judaism, there is something just so cathartic about this album

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Finding an album that echoes your IRL story is always one of the best feelings in the world. I’m so glad for you 🫡

[@shakiragoofygal]

Omg literally me but I went from Christian to Buddhist

[@lexybegley7285]

@@shakiragoofygal that’s so cool!! buddhism culture and religion is so interesting i loved learning about it in my mythology class

[@IcyIndigo]

I’ll need to listen to her stuff now. I’ve seen people talking about her all over twitter

[@EljohnMacaranas]

All the twitter people are right for the first time in a long time like… she’s MOTHER

[@xcxarca]

I clearly recall when I first heard about Ethel, it was around june of 2022 and being quarantined. Ptolemaea was the first song I heard. I strongly relate to her because I live in the middle of nowhere in the South and my dad is a preacher. When I first watched the American teenager music video, her music made me feel less alone and so represented. It simply depicts my life in exquisite detail. I love her!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I think what makes an artist is their relatability which is why I think it’s insane how different she is from me but the music resonates so deeply with me. I can’t imagine how much harder it hits for you to see an artist tell stories you’ve lived. 🥰

[@xcxarca]

@@EljohnMacaranas Yes!! I cried to God’s Country when I first heard it because it perfectly describes about me growing up being super religious and being gay. Her music is so amazing and I love how so many people has their own perspective about it!🥺💕 same as well with sun bleached flies

[@zombieberserker]

I’m also on the late train of discovering Ethel Cain in the past few months and I’m OBSESSED. I literally haven’t felt this moved by music since I discovered Lana Del Rey in high school. I wish her a long, prosperous career and I know she’ll be as iconic as Lana and Florence Welch in the future.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh for sure, while she isn't exactly Lana reincarnate, she evokes the same level of effort and detail in worldbuilding and curation of image. There's obviously a generational and cultural difference but that's what's so cool about it all.

[@davis8326]

so glad that i discovered her right after golden age came out, i’ve seen her grow to where she is now and i really appreciate her artistry

[@EljohnMacaranas]

you're so ahead of the curve like i'm so jealous ngl

[@ponykris]

yes i'm a golden age daughter too! eternally proud of hayden.

[@Marshmallow_1111]

This is the best album of 2022. I wish I could listen to it again. I remember the day it came out and listening to Ptolemaea for the first time. I was instantly obsessed.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Honestly, it’s my fave debut album of 2022 for sure (maybe the 2020’s so far!)

[@HunterJarvis]

She is absolutely and unequivocally MOTHER

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Literally she’s the composer of songs, like the mother Tulkun in Avatar 2… “how is your baby?” “My baby is strong!”

[@jackb5697]

She feels like the next Frank ocean on an emotional level for me. She just guts me to my soul in a way only Frank has before

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Wait… that’s a r good comparison even if they aren’t r genre neighbors 😭

[@Dubmajicks]

Her music is hauntingly beautiful, her voice is very soothing, her songwriting talents are blooming and evolving into writing works of masterclass, IMO Ethel Cain is an absolutely amazing artist. 🔥

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It's crazy how much she got right on her first proper record. I can't wait for future albums!

[@anthonygil1522]

I love this ARTIST so much..... Some of the best music I have heard in years..... I have to see them live....

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m planning on going to see her at the Greek this summer!

[@micaelalue6441]

i was already falling in love with her but watching this made me fall in love with her more!!! she’s so great omg

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She’s going to win a Grammy and maybe an Oscar one day (she needs to write/direct a movie)

[@pringliana]

Discovered her in may 2022 and then 6 months later went to her show in Berlin and honestly it was one of the best nights of my life. The way she performs and has so much stage presence while being calm and static and just kind of like a painting if that makes sense. Her music is mostly down tempo and something you'd listen on your own so its hard to expect people to dance to it and go crazy live but she pulled it off in a way where it almost felt like a church service with her being the preacher and audience her choir. Also have to flex the fact I been at the front row and had few cute interactions with her during few songs and even gave her a polaroid picture i took of her during thoroughfare :,))) In conclusion she is here to stay and she really ascended the mothers chart so easily

[@EljohnMacaranas]

OMG so jelly you got to experience that! Like I genuinely imagine her live is just otherworldly like I saw clips on TikTok which gagged me

[@JulietMHorner]

I agree, the Berlin show was amazing!

[@mp3ss]

her vibe reminds me of the resident evil games where they're in texas

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I love those games a lot 😭🥰

[@myra-yves]

louisiana you mean

[@evageliap6880]

Crush was a really defining song of summer 2021 for me. Whilst I haven't delved deeper into her work, I think that this video gave me the push that I needed! Thank you!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I can’t recommend it enough, truly spellbinding magic!

[@gracezommer8145]

ethel cain is my muse. i think about her when i wake up, when i go to panera, i love ethel cain .

[@EljohnMacaranas]

i’m still sad she left sky ferreira alone at the panera 😭

[@BrandonDePriest527]

I’ve been to 3 of her shows in Southern California. Met her twice she is so sweet and funny and loves meeting fans. Her music has really blown me away and she’s also become an artistic inspiration to me. She’s truly talented

[@EljohnMacaranas]

You met Mother Cain! Aaaah! That’s amazing to hear! I’m glad! (And yaaaas she’s so talented, love to see her inspire you artistically!)

[@LDxd14]

Ethel Cain has personally helped own song writing, I love her

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Love that for you!

[@avedic]

What a beautifully made homage to one of my favorite artists right now.... I could say SO much about her. But here's one small thing..... Ethel/Hayden made me fall in love with SUMMER. I used to HATE the summer. I've always been an autumn/winter introvert. The approach of summer would make me feel anxious. Hot humid sweaty dusty....too raw. But....Ethel's music _and_ interviews and livestreams etc have 100% changed my mind. It's literally recontextualized an entire SEASON in my mind....which is kinda crazy tbh. But I'm genuinely grateful to her for that. I can't wait for the summer of 2023 now.... =) btw....that's SO cool that she's touring with Caroline Polachak....another iconic human being. In Ethel's KEXP interview she mentioned how she adores these larger than life, yet oddball, women in music who create....worlds. Caroline is one of those people. As is her own idol...Florence Welch. I would add to that list...Aurora. My own creative muse and the closest thing to a real life Bodhisattva I've ever come across.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Ethel's music does feels like a dog day at the end of summer. Never thought to put a season to her music. Love that she and Caroline are friends and I adore Flo and Aurora slay

[@ninaandsimone3854]

i love seeing you in ethel cain and contrapoints' comment sections, your music taste is flawless, it's crazy how you're really everywhere haha

[@avedic]

@@ninaandsimone3854 lol...me? Thx 😁 I only recently randomly decided to rewatch Contrapoint's latest video and was shocked to see my comments got so much love. As for Aurora stuff....good lord, I'm everywhere in that fandom world lol :P

[@nikhilsonavane8939]

i've been listening to preacher's daughter for a few weeks now and i love it but i had no idea about this lore omg, this is genius, MOTHER

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The lore pulled me back in, like a friend of mine showed me it at a New Year’s party and I got obsessed again 😭

[@kxilxy4527]

I just discovered Ethel Cain and this album last week. I’m still fully absorbing it, and wow I’m still just absolutely blown away. A house in Nebraska has become my favorite song on the album, it’s so hauntingly beautiful. Ugh, chefs kiss on this album. Such a crazy 75 minute journey to take, but I’m so glad I listened to it. Thank you for sharing this video!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thank you for watching! The album’s probably my favorite debut record in the last like 10 years 😭 just so much story and character!

[@victoriayusibova1606]

been following my dear Ethel since 2019, my twin would always tell me i gave off "ethel cain" vibes and i was rly into the southern gothic era despite being from PA (like the vibe, the literature, its creeping silent horror) so she showed me her twitter and i fell in love instantly. i love ethel bc as a creepy girl it felt like there was no place for me, no one to relate to, my vibes always felt abysmal, me in long skirts and floral dresses talking about death, til i found ethel and it made me feel less alone. another girl who lived in the past and felt more connected to nostalgia than the modern world, a girl who wasnt good or pure but wanted so badly to be. shes actually the same age as me and we are both born in the month of march so idk, always felt magical to me, living at the same time as her

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Love to see people find an artist that speaks to their soul!

[@dharmaofdog7676]

How could it possibly be? that it's 2024 & I'm JUST discovering Ethel Cain & the genius of Hayden " " ... or whatever Moniker attached at moments - perhaps THE most compelling Person & Artist I've come across in many years. Looking for Interviews & more listening! Its fantastic to find that great Art is still happening behind all of the Nonsensical Noise that Media veils

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She’s honestly being hidden away by her contract and cult appeal. Though everyone I know who discovers her adores her!

[@bojo07]

incredible storytelling. i have 0 poetry interpretation skills so i didn’t understand any of it. thought it was beautiful. then saw Ajayy’s video and was so shocked that i had to re-listen.

[@jarretthuckaby1168]

I found Ethel right when preachers daughter dropped and it changed my life. She made the top of my wrapped too

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m in the top 1% of Ethel listeners, you have to be like in her top 0.05%

[@Empress-Sky-of-Brynn]

Crush was the song that introduced me to her music and her ethereal music of queerness stifled by Christianity hits me really hard

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Queer texts about religion > the actual texts themselves tbh

[@bennshouts]

This is exactly what this album deserved 🤎 Beautifully done, as always x

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thank you!!! I wanted to do the album justice!

[@GenerationBright]

I listened to sun bleached flies at the bus stop this morning and fucking cried lmao.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Literally me with Thoroughfare on a road trip with my best friend in 2022

[@zoeylucille8]

i love ethel cain so much, and i'm so glad nicole dollanganger posted about her early last year cuz i never would've found ethel had she not have

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’ve been listening to Nicole Dollanganger on recommendation from another comment on here! It’s rad she wrote about Ethel!

[@icejadechica]

This video introduced me to Ethel Cain. I tried listening to some of her music, but it wasn't for me; I think I process my religious trauma differently. I hope your video introduces her to more people because she seems super talented. A House in Nebraska sounds like a haunting worship song sung in an empty building, and I like that sound.However, I don't know if it's because I know the story about the song or bc it's so haunting on it's own, but I can't. Her music is the a beautiful way to rub salt into an open wound, and I cannot.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That's understandable. I'm still glad you gave her a shot!

[@Eclipses915]

I added this video when i started listening to Ethel Cain she’s added to my favorites on Apple Music as well i just watched the video now

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Ethel's one of my fave artists from the 2020's! Such a gem!

[@isarose3136]

Literally just found her from a friend's post today. What the T-total HECK kind of amazing Rabbit Hole did I just fall down? Whew thank you for doing the work of putting together the pieces of Ethel's story. I love it!!

[@Aster_Risk]

I think I may have heard her name once, and never listened to any of her songs. My goal as a person in my 30s is to keep trying out new music instead of being so stuck in my ways. I'm going to have to check her out.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Funnily enough my friend who went to her show in LA said there were a lot of “older” folks in the crowd vs her assumption it’d all TikTok kids

[@shelby_lynn3]

I’m so glad I found her music, I haven’t experienced these types of feelings from music in a very long time, she’s brilliant

[@isaacmyers3979]

THANK YOU for touching on how this is very much an allegory about queer religious trauma. I feel like that really gets lost in the conversation about this album, but that's absolutely what it is.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I feel like the storytelling or just the vibes alone overshadow the allegorical elements! It adds another layer!

[@msrayjames]

So glad u decided to cover her! I’ve been a fan since late 2019 and I’m PUMPED she’s getting the recognition she deserves

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She deserves way more coverage! I’m not necessarily interested in her becoming a charts force at all but I’d love to see her evolve into a Lana figure where there’s a vocal and somewhat big fanbase

[@paulfitz6614]

I heard a couple of tracks and was really interested. Then you said she sampled Title Fight for a track?? One of my fave bands. I will now deep dive into her music.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She’s truly a musician’s musician. Always referencing yet rebuilding… love her

[@sheddingsnakeskin]

We call her mother for a reason

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She mothered so hard I’m going to church (listening to Preacher’s Daughter on Sunday Morning to simulate church 🥰)

[@iwakuramedia]

the first ethel cain song i heard was thoroughfare and then american teenager and it took me like three months to fully listen to ptolemaea. preacher's daughter is an album that i'll never forget. so excited for what's next

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s a slow burn album hands-down but gosh is it an experience in full

[@mango78910]

I remember I first found Ethel back in 2021 when she released crush as a single and I loved it but it was when I first listened inbred ( the ep as a whole but also the song specifically ) that I knew she was gonna be big.

[@mango78910]

Also if you can see her live, DO IT! Went to her show in Boston and it was magical.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I need to see her live like I heard it’s like an out of body experience 😭

[@meredithfritz3386]

Same! I heard Crush and fell hard for Ethel Cain. Haven’t heard anything like it.

[@heyitsem2013]

Great video!! I started listening to her just a couple weeks ago after seeing her pop up in memes/discussions online and of course after Obama's year-end playlist. She is truly an *artist* making such beautiful, haunting, provoking music that doesn't conform to the current wave of pop. Can't wait to see what she does this year!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I love that Ethel has somehow trickled her way down to general meme discourse, a testament to her artistry and voice. I'm still laughing at Obama of all people being a stan

[@callhercarla]

I just re-fell in love with my fav album thanks to this amazing analysis!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Love to hear it! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Saxafruge]

Thank you for the fantastic explanation of this artist i just discovered recently

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thank you for watching! The album’s gorgeous on its own, but damn is it a dense masterwork

[@blairwolfe2994]

wow the album story theory made me love it even more.. IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Finding out the theoretical lore and not seeing people talk about it made me go “no i gotta talk about this”

[@JackOfAllTrades0404]

I love her so much. I was raised atheist but I very much resonate with so much of her music still.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I feel like even without the religious allegory throughout, it’s still a very universal album! Love that!

[@ediegrace777]

i discovered ethel through nicole dollanganger a few years ago and i cannot be more happy i went down that rabbit hole

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Nicole 🖤

[@dp620]

Thanks for providing such good context to her music. I was unsure why I was so obsessed with her music after just randomly discovering her music . But your explanation really clarifies it for me

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I think she’s such a striking artist that it’s almost all or nothing for me, I got obsessed with American Teenager then discovered the album then her earlier work. The progression towards who she is today is insane!

[@camila-pl9bn]

love the analysis!! i've been unable to listent to anything other than preachers daughter since it droppped, seriously changed my life. legitimately never been this excited to see how the work of an artist progresses, i just know shes going to have an amazinggg career

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It's a very special debut! I'm SO glad to be able to say I was there for it!

[@tylerf.145]

shes so mother

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Literally the mother of the congregation

[@witherbIoom]

Preachers Daughter got me through 2022. I just wish she'd release it on vinyl!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The fact we don’t have physicals is insane bc a vinyl would be amazing!

[@peachyk]

great video! i just listened to preacher's daughter a week ago and i've been obsessed with it, the entire album is no skip, sun bleached flies and strangers are my absolute favorites. truthfully i knew about the story before i listened to the album and i still wasn't prepared for how beautifully tragic it is

[@EljohnMacaranas]

NO SKIPS!

[@Sequoya]

I like this record and its scenic feel. A good listen front to back and imo best on a road-trip. On your point about paying homage to other musicians. The guitar tones, vocal warmth, and storytelling makes me want to revisit Cowboy Junkies “lay it down” and “open” albums.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It's such a good traveling record, I really want to go on a road trip to sort of immerse in the vibes. I need to check out Cowboy Junkies.

[@anajuliabarros8201]

I loved her album but I'm never going to listen hard times ever again OMG THIS SONG IS THE SADDEST THING I EVER LISTENED IN MY LIFE

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I got to hear Hard Times live and we all collapsed to our knees at the theatre

[@i-am-very-real]

Ethel was my first concert I went to, I got tickets for $30 at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. Such an incredible night

[@EljohnMacaranas]

$30 is an absolute steal for concerts these days! Glad you got to see her live!

[@zzjamie-is-over-partyzz]

omg you talked about her! i’m a fan of her work and i’m so happy you talked about her!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Glad to chat about her tbh! I felt like I talked so much but didn’t say enough on my year-end lists

[@CianKiejun]

I discovered her last December and been in love ever since, Golden Age was a song that managed to bring me to tears which has been a while.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It's always the deep cuts that leave the deepest cuts!

[@tylitzelman648]

This is great. Thank you!! Keep doing you

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thank you so much!

[@lipgloss9244]

I'm so addicted to her songs 😍

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Ethel's songs are addictive

[@BleuParrish]

Thank u for this such an amazing artist live as well ❤

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I need to see her live like I regret missing it 😭

[@rooboatdeer22yu51]

This video is a fever dream and I love it so much, even if I might not like every song

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I owe it entirely to Ethel, her storytelling makes me wish she had a movie made

[@aus_tube]

3:01 where that church is is very very close to me (like 10 mins away) and in her most recent youtube video of her going to the church since she found the keys, she actually went to an antique mall only 10 minutes away as well and some houses i even pass by!! it’s so cool to know someone made something like that here and just inspires me so much!! i gotta go to the places and get in my ethel core 😍

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That’s so cool! You’re near living actual history!

[@aus_tube]

@@EljohnMacaranas literally!! i wanna go do an inspired photoshoot at those places or sumn. sounds fun

[@ninaandsimone3854]

I remember finding out about her thanks to her live on r/indieheads back before her feat with florence welch, her DSCVR VEVO and stuff and i immediately felt she was going to become one of my favourite artists, lol one sleepless night listenning to all her music since her Anhedonia/White Silas era, i can confirm i was right, we're so lucky to live in such an interesting time of queer art and music

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Genuinely a moment in queer pop history we're living in!

[@powerlinevalley]

became a daughter of cain in summer of 2021 after oomf recommended michelle pfeiffer to me and i immediately fell in love with her music. she's my second most listened to artist of all time and im so glad she's getting more recognition for her amazing works of art, but i'm also slightly terrified lmao

[@powerlinevalley]

OH MY GOD MY CAMEO AT 11:55?!?!?

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Hahaha I love when ppl I screenshot find my videos!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Tbh it is kinda scary being amongst the first to really love an artist and seeing their fanbase grow, I was a very early Angel (Charli XCX stan) way back in her MySpace days and sorta hate what Atlantic did with her Sucker onwards

[@annnee6818]

She's really good hope she goes far

[@EljohnMacaranas]

We got two more albums in her trilogy to go 😭 then who knows what’s after that?!

[@ambermess]

I clicked on this not ever hearing her music, but you had me at "Title Fight"

[@EljohnMacaranas]

This comment had me gagged 😂 but thanks for tuning in! 😭

[@codyhughes1147]

First time hearing her was when she played with florence in denver. So good.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

So jealous you saw her live!

[@codyhughes1147]

@@EljohnMacaranas you gotta soon. She has such a captivating presence on stage. I was waiting in line for 15 hours to get front row. I got some beautiful shots of her. Going to draw her soon. :)

[@Mario-ix1yc]

Been following meemaw cain since 2022 like 6 months before preachers daughter dropped and inbred what the first song I heard of hers and is so amazing but to me her best song is casings from golden era it just speakes to me

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Omg Casings is so good 😭 the lyrics are insanely good

[@Crabfather]

I love her so much. And what a great role model / mentor for trans girls.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She’s genuinely so talented!

[@Crabfather]

@@EljohnMacaranas she's actually amazing. Said as a musician.

[@lozzol1701]

Saw her live in Montréal!! Short set but was great!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

So jealous!

[@augustwilson9633]

I think about her NYT interview where she roasts Dr. Dre constantly. Her saying “creatively I have no need for him. But I have no need for anyone” goes hard

[@chanceborde]

every song you strongly connected with from each body of work was the same as mine

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Our joint slay! 🖤

[@spacewitch6667]

Love Ethel so much ❤️

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Ethel is such a queen

[@Hakajin]

Hey! I have one of her songs in my David Dean Burkhart playlist! Ode to Eaters! That channel is full of random songs from all over the place; I'm surprised she's actually kind of big!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh I think that was about that movie Bones and All, makes sense she’d love it, it really kinda does feel like a story that’d happen in Preacher’s Daughter’s world

[@gavenhernandez550]

Love her music sm😭 one of my fav songs is head in the wall

[@EljohnMacaranas]

HEAD IN THE WALL

[@user-lg3yj2fz2j]

I found her through the tiktok of where they’re sitting at the diner and they’re like “just got out of court” or something then I clicked on her profile and found “two-headed mother” on a background of one of her videos and fell in love lol

[@user-lg3yj2fz2j]

the top comment was “whatever it was you did it” 😂

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Cainiacs (that's apparently her fandom's name) are effortlessly funny like I never NOT laugh when I come across them on Twitter/TikTok

[@afarmer6521]

Yooooooo, this was so cool. I knew this album was hella deep but I didn't realize the lore hit this hard. Wow. Great vid :p

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The lore literally scare me how thought out 😢 then fans making up lore about her working at panera bread 😂

[@brntmoondoll4jaw]

i’m going to the caroline polachek concert just to see ethel cain i’m dead serious

[@joshualonging5458]

Same lmao bought my ticket today

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Hahaha slay you get to see two queens! Adore Caroline Polachek as well!

[@gooba2390]

Daughters and Sons of Cain rise up! Also RIP Ethel Cain (lore)

[@EljohnMacaranas]

WE RISE!

[@lavendergrl]

PLS I was like wow such a cute album I put on to chill, do art and gaming. Then I find out the album is based on a story of murder and cannibalism..

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Some people’s comfort movie is Midsommar, so you’re perfectly valid. Tbh I was kinda gagged when I found out myself what the album was really about 😭

[@lavendergrl]

@@EljohnMacaranas Lmao it’s still beautiful regardless

[@frostibee3170]

Ptolemaea is the fucking MOST HAUNTING song I've ever heard

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Played it for my friend’s on Halloween and they were so spooked lmao

[@jennypxl]

what are we if not members of ethel cain's spirtual congregation so true

[@EljohnMacaranas]

FR... she's Mother Cain for a reason