Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain - First Listen
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2023
- This is my first listen to Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain. Let's just say this was one heck of a journey, and I'm glad to learn it was predominantly fictional.
Uncut version: / preachers-by-86464369 .
Just to let you know, ETHEL CAIN PRODUCED THE WHOLE ALBUM HERSELF, SHE'S INSANE
And played all the instruments 😩🩷
jesus she's insane
ptolamea was made with Matt Tomasi
It’s insane how all of the visuals, sound, mastering, layering, instrumental, vocals, promo, lore, and artistry was lit Ethel and Salem on a Tuesday night like the talent is thru the roof on miss hayden
@@Marshmallow_1111 No she didn't, she had instrumentalists work on the songs, she wrote, produced and directed everything though.
Here’s a (kind of) quick summary of the lore if you need it :)
Ethel Cain is from Shady Grove Alabama and is the daughter of Joseph (the preacher) and Vera. The album takes place in 1991 when Ethel is 20, and her dad died 10 years before the events of the album. The man she’s singing about in House in Nebraska is named Willoughby Tucker, who was her highschool love (as she says in the song), but the broke up because of Ethel’s actions/behavior. The house isn’t actually in Nebraska, but an abandoned house that they would imagine was there. Western Nights is about another man named Logan Phelps, who is a criminal and in the lore later dies in a police shootout. Her father was also abusive to her, as shown in Family Tree and Hard Times. She then runs away to Texas where, in Thoroughfare, she meets Isaiah Abram. While it seems like a happy song, there’s a missing poster Hayden made that says Ethel was last seen being forced into a black truck, so Ethel could be an unreliable narrator. Then in Gibson Girl, they’ve reached California and Isaiah has began pimping her out and giving her drugs. Ptolemaea is her hallucinating. August Underground and Televangelism is her dying (from being killed by Isaiah) and her soul going to heaven, respectively. Hayden has said they’re kind of two parts of the same song, with AU being Ethel’s physical death and TV being more of her spiritual death. Televangelism is also improvised! SBF is her reflecting on her life after she’s died and thinking about how she still finds comfort in the church even though she hasn’t had the best experience with it. And finally, in Stranger’s, Isaiah eats a piece of her body which then poisons him. Then the slower part at the end is her talking to her mom :)
Her next project is an EP of the b-sides of this album that will focus on Ethel’s teenage years and her relationship with Willoughby :) one of the songs will be 20 mins. then her next two albums after that will focus on Ethel’s mom, and then her paternal grandmother making it a trilogy. she also plans to write 3 books (of which she’s currently writing the first) and make 3 movies
I’M SO EXCITED FOR WHAT’S TO COME & Thank you so much for the amazing summary of the story of Ethel Cain 🫶😭
3 MOVIES WHAT?
3 books and 3 movies???
You absolutely crushed with this
@@medea4751 yes!! 3 & 3!
People do NOT give Strangers enough credit. Heartbreaking song. "I tried to be good, am I no good? Am I no good? Am I no good?" are absolutely shattering lyrics, especially with the crushing instrumental and vocals leading up to the message to her mother at the end. It's so raw, so emotional, there's so much energy poured into it, like every song from the entire album lead up to this finale. The first time I heard Strangers I knew I was a fan for life, Hayden is an incredible, incredible artist and story teller.
and how she’s asking “if i’m turning in your stomach, am i making you feel sick?” cause she doesn’t have a grave to turn in
It’s my favourite one of hers when it comes to the lyricism!!!!
exactly! Her vocals on that instrumental drop towards the end made me transcend the first time I heard it.
strangers is one of my fav songs ever, so so underrated tbh
The original demo is soo good. Wish she didn’t cut out parts of it for the album
This album shook her so much she stopped posting for a month 😭
Plssss
I think hard times and Ptolomea is to blame 💀💀
HELP
“she’s somewhere missing home” girl she’s DEAD 😭
LOOOL ☠️☠️☠️
GIRL 😭 SHE WENT KFC.
People always describe Ethel as similar to Lana Del Rey, but to me she's closer to Florence and the machine than any other artist(s). And it's something even Florence Welch has agreed to.
true and they even sang together
Yes!
@@ryanu1046MORNING ELVIS BABYYY
The lyrical themes are much more Lana. And I don’t know that Florence has ever done brutal psychedelic rock like PD or Ultraviolence. I love all 3 artists so could be convinced
Lana writes about those who achieve the American dream and the lives they live, Ethel writes about the people who come up short of the American dream, those that weren't able to get there :(
‘GIRL WHAT IS THIS SAYYINNNN’ while crying sobbing is so relatable.
Ethel Cain is a fictional character but also Hayden Silas Anhedönia's (the artist) stage name.
Shady Grove, AL, '91
Intro
Joseph Cain, Ethel's father, died ten years before all this, in a fire incident.
On the literal side, I think "Jesus can always reject his father, but he cannot escape his mother's blood" might mean that since Mary gave birth a virgin, her blood's really the only one flowing in Jesus biologically, none from Joseph, his non-biological father.
American Teenager (copy, paste)
“Growing up I was surrounded by visions of NASCAR, rock’n’roll, and being the one who would change everything,” Cain said in a statement. “They make you think it’s all achievable and that if nothing else, you should at least die trying. What they don’t tell you is that you need your neighbor more than your country needs you. I wrote this song as an expression of my frustration with all the things the ‘American Teenager’ is supposed to be but never had any real chance of becoming.” We also learn about her drinking habits on this song.
A House in Nebraska
A torch song. It's about Ethel's ex-love, Willoughby Tucker who left Shady Grove. She's reminscing of him and that old house they used to hang out in together. It is actually not located on NE, they were just imagining it being there.
Western Nights
Here, Ethel met Logan, a man who is not the most uhh tame... Sometimes even violent to Ethel. Logan then later died on a police shootout; Ethel was able to run away.
On the next two songs, Ethel contemplates about her past traumas while on the run.
Family Tree
So, on the genius page of this song, it mentions disturbing family secrets. I actively believe (and some other redditors too!) that that disturbing secret might be her killing her father 🥶🥶. "I've killed before and I'll kill again", "Take me down to the river, and bathe me clean".
Hard Times
Ethel then looked back when her dad used to SA her when she was younger and how it still haunts her up to that day. "I'm tired of you still tied to me"
Thoroughfare
Hayden herself confirmed that Ethel is an unreliable narrator. In this song, it talks about Ethel insisting on jumping into Isaiah's (a man she met on a thoroughfare, on Texas somewhere on the side of the road... 🎶) truck but on one of the official visuals of the album, it mentions that she was last seen being kidnapped by a man with a truck. I believe she's experiencing stockholm syndrome. Other than that, without these context and outside the album, this song does a good storytelling, it's all in there!
Gibson Girl
The two both reached California. Isaiah brought her to a club, fed her drugs and began pimping her.
Ptolomaea
"The song name is inspired from Alighieri’s Divine Comedy [specifically Dante’s Inferno] Ptolemea, named after Ptolemy, is a circle of Hell in which the betrayers/traitorous reside."
She's hallucinating here. The final stop seems like Isaiah has began physically hurting her.
(Ethel's father died in a fire incident and the lyric "I'm on fire, I'm on fire, I'm on fire..." comes to mind. Maybe that's her punishment for "betraying" her father.)
August Underground - Televangelism
The former is Ethel on her final moments. The loud bang at the end is not a gunshot but Isaiah slamming shut a door as Ethel dies.
"As she closes her eyes in a pitch black, she opened it in a quick manner and suddenly, she sees light" That's how I felt when August... transitions to Televangelism's first note outta nowhere. Televangelism is Ethel ascending to Heaven. The broken notes toward the end signifies how broken she was throughout her life.
Sun Bleached Flies
As Ethel ascends, she looks back to her life one more time - all the best and worst things she went through. "So I met him there and told him I believe" probs means that she's finally in Heaven and finally forgave all the things as they come back to her.
Strangers
Ethel is watching down as to what Mr. Bastard is doing. Oh? he's eating her! Throughout the bridge, Ethel screams "Am I making you feel sick?" multiple times but is followed by a single "No", Wtf Isiah? She then said her last goodbye to her mother which concludes the album.
We were bored and so we typed this
- A bunch of daughters of Cain
wow thanks for this
bible
We not reading this… happy for u tho 💖
@@avo9875speak for yourself
@@avo9875who’s we?
i’m just gonna promote her patreon cause the uncut version of this reaction was SO good.. she was truly feeling it
Waiting to turn 18 and pay my own bills so I can finally get on that good good patreon
noT WYATT 💀
Yasss sher House in Nebraska full reaction made me tear up
Hard Times - iykyk
@@BABBIANsame😭
I, personally, don’t think Ethel is Lana’s daughter if anything she’s Florence’s daughter. A lot of their music production is similar and even the religious themes they sing about are similar. Regardless Ethel is very much in her own lane!
I guess the heavy guitar and disturbing lyrics kinda remind people of Ultraviolence. It does remind me, but I agree with you, she's more of a Florence daughter. Thoroughfare being the best example, it sounds like something out of High as Hope or Dance Fever to me
agreed!
exactly i don’t really understand the Lana comparison
Good there's people with brains here! ❤❤
She really needs to do dance fever now
I need a "WHO THE HELL IS DALE?!" t-shirt asap. I will buy and wear it whenever I see Ethel live.
I RAN to the comments as soon as I heard that lollll
hahahbaa its dale earnhardt
Or one that says "Raise Hell, Praise Dale"
I still don’t know who dale is 😭
@@AmyAberrantShe talks about the American teenager and American things. Dale is Dale Earnhardt who is a Nascar driver, which is something she sees as American
Ethel: * gets cannibalized *
Ajay: "and I'm just hoping this album is predominantly fictional"
(Jokes aside, I loved watching your reaction to this! It's such a great album and it really goes from 10/10 (imo) to 100/10 when you learn the narrative behind it!)
she has officially opened the door to experimental queens, we need Arca and Rosalia reactions next 😍
YES OMFG
Arca and Bjork reactions would actually melt my brain
WE NEED BJORK REAXTIONS
CAPRISONGS by FKA TWIGS
She did love FKA Twigs too, so I can't wait for more experimental artists!
She’s way better at interpreting this album than I was the first time I listened😭
Yeah i didnt pick up on the SA in hard times was his father until a year of listening to it.
@@kirbyrosas18His father?
@@kirbyrosas18her***
@@n1kb00n3 sorry yeah her
same, even after listening to the album 1000 times, i couldn’t interpret a bunch of the songs until this vid
I love this album, feels like a movie in music form
It’s very similar to a book, as in we kinda hallucinate the whole story and don’t even realize it!
Ajay is the only person who reacted correctly to preacher’s daughter. She truly FEELS the music!!!!!!!
Wtf there’s no right way to react to music, I’ve seen plenty of good reactions
sorry but imo, HTHAZE's reaction >>>
@littlesniffsofacat you’re right, particularly this album is better reacted from HTHAZE but just cause he was helped by her followers while listening and spoiling him
she feels but she doesn't always articulate what she is hearing and understranding
@@AJJ129 I miss her old reactions, she was more funny and explaining what she interpreted from the songs, tbh
Sun bleached flies literally destroyed me the first time i listened... preachers daughter is just so good that i had to physically take a a break from listening to it 😭
Girl I am still emotionally recovering from Sun Bleached Flies.
after the transition sent me flying out the window i knew it’s one of my fav songs OAT
Best song ever
Sun Bleached Flies was not an album fav for me on my initial listen, BUT NOW? I am fully scraping the poisonous paint off the walls of the shady grove baptist church, grinding it up into a fine powder, and doing the longest line since cokeheads in the 80s that fully sends me into another plane of existence ✨😌✨
Facts queen❤
her absolutely sobbing at hard times is sending me straight to MARS 😭
That was me the first time I listened to it a couple days ago. This song destroyed me.
Can somebody explain the lore behind that song😢
@@kuu6667 Its about Ethel (The Character) remembering the sexual abuse she endured from her father as a child, "I'm tired of you stll tied to me", "I was too young to notice that some types of love could be bad", "Praying I'd be like you, and I still do, and that scares me."
the leading line, "these crosses all over my body, remind me of who i used to be" always gets me, three meanings and all devastating
Can you explain the 3 meanings please
@@SCLovesPancakesXD
1. haydens actual cross tattoos
2. ethel was religious and probably wore many religious accents on her person, like a rosary, a cross necklace, etc
3. scars, or bruises
@@zelveti i always thought that line was about her experience as a trans woman
@@zelvetithe crosses could be stab wounds, in both family trees we hear the flies hovering over her rotting body so it’s entirely possible that if she was murdered in that way it could refer to that. If it’s relates to her murder then it could also be a crucifixion of sorts.
@@ultraviolencedelrey bruh I’m so shook. I’ve been listening to her music for months and this is the first time I’m hearing she’s a trans woman!
Family Tree (Intro) 0:47
American Teenager 3:45
A House In Nebraska 6:42
Western Nights 10:30
Family Tree 14:18
Hard Times 17:54
Thoroughfare 20:52
Gibson Girl 24:19
Ptolemaea 26:30
August Underground 29:34
Televangelism 30:55
Sum Bleached Flies 31:50
Strangers 33:52
Lifesaver
THANK YOU SO MUCH
obrigado!
U literally ate 🙏
about thoroughfare , Hayden (the singer behind the pseudonym of Ethel) made an art of a missing poster in which says that Ethel Cain was last seen being *forced* into a black truck. so there's some discussion that it makes Ethel an unreliable narrator for the whole thoroughfare song, she was actually being kidnapped and suffering from Stockholm syndrome and to cope she made this romance up in her head
That’s so interesting
I’m in shock
that’s more f-up
I actually think the romance to her was real but for him it was all a set up to get her where he wanted her- like he says in his letter to his mom he didn’t want to do it but did it for her :)
Fuck bro I didn’t even notice that damnnnn
Sun Bleached flies became the biggest grower for me and a life changing song when I was able to relate it to my own life. Give her a chance!!!
It was a grower for me too and it’s now probably my top favorite song of the album
definitely!! my first listen it was one of my least favorites from the album but now it’s my top 4
That and Thoroughfare
I didn’t like it when I first heard it and now I sob to it like every day 😭😭
The way that Hayden wrote and produced this album by herself… she’s incredible
Here’s the entire Preacher’s Daughter storyline for anyone interested or doesn’t know:
Family Tree (Intro) sets the stage for the story of Ethel Cain. Set in 1991, the album details the character's troubled relationship with religion, her old flame, her father (the titular preacher, a beloved member of the community), and her eventual kidnapping and murder.
American Teenager - This song is an expression of Ethel's frustration with all the things the 'American Teenager' is supposed to be but never had any real chance of becoming.
A House In Nebraska - Ethel thinks of her ex-lover, Willoughby, who left town before the events of the album. She remembers the good times they shared. She visits the abandoned house they would spend time in, imagining it was their own, somewhere far away from their hometown of Shady Grove.
Western Nights tells the story of Ethel and her new lover, Logan Phelps.
Logan is less than kind, at times violent, but Ethel finds herself hopelessly in love with him despite his faults.
Family Tree - After the death of her boyfriend Logan in a police shootout following a bank robbery, Ethel finds herself on the run from the cops.
Hard Times - Closing out Act One of the album, Hard Times sees Ethel reflecting on the sexual abuse she endured from her father when she was a child, and the complicated feelings she has in regards to him.
Throughfare - Act Two of the album. Ethel, having run away from home, meets charming Isaiah, who offers her a ride. Together, they drive from Texas to California. Over the course of their trip, they find themselves attracted to each other.
Gibson Girl - After Ethel arrives in California with Isaiah, he begins to pimp her out in the back of strip clubs and feed her drugs on the regular. Ethel begins to lose sense of reality.
Ptolemaea - Under the influence of Isaiah's drugs, Ethel begins to hallucinate. She confronts the darkness.
August Underground - Ethel desperately tries to escape Isaiah, who chases her into the woods. He eventually catches her, shooting and killing her at the end of the song.
Televangelism - Ethel's death and ascension to Heaven.
Sun Bleached Flies - In Heaven, Ethel makes peace with her death, and reflects on her life, her family, and the man she never stopped loving, Willoughby.
Strangers - Murdered and cannibalized by Isaiah, Ethel says her final goodbye to her mother from beyond the grave.
thaaaaaanksss
Thank you so much
Preacher’s Daughter is unlike you’ve every listened to before. It’s haunting, beautiful, and takes you down a sea of darkness you can never easily escape from. Ethel Caine is one of those artists who are genuine and don’t stick to the conventional methods of songwriting and creating music in general.
“When my mother sees me on the side of a milk carton in Winn-Dixie's dairy aisle, she’ll cry and wait up for me”
“With my memory restricted to a Polaroid in evidence” 💔
I love strangers but the lyrics are heartbreaking 😭
It’s “don’t think about it too hard or you’ll never sleep a wink at night again” that kills me
@@NaevisCallinggyou never would sleep again if that happened to your daughter
Preacher's Daughter feels like the child between Dance Fever (Florence and the Machine) and Ultraviolence (Lana del Rey) born during midsummer. Ultimately, Ethel is her own woman and I am so excited to see where she takes herself because I didn't expect much when I first listened to this album (which is also my first listen of Ethel's music) but holy shit I haven't been this invested in a new artist in SOOOOOOO long.
Exactly!!! I caught Ultraviolence vibes immediately when I first listened to it, the guitar work is very reminiscent
Gibson girl major ultraviolence vibes
@@Muhammed_Al_Fateenand strangers a little bit
You can visibly see the difference in Ajay before and after hard times.....she just couldn't get over it
This is a concept Album AJ! definitely read the story behind it, it adds so much more meaning to the album and experience of listening to it!
i truly do not understand when people say this like..... either its a good album or it's not like i don't need a story or background info. i loooooove this album but it's because i love the sound like the story is interesting but to me it doesn't make the the album any better or worse.
also like what is a concept album.... arent all albums concept albums like i dont get it😩
@@jrdelrey3009 the difference between “album” and “concept album” is that a standard album can cover several themes, while a concept album is generally longer and all the songs contribute to one overarching theme, whether it be a narrative or something else. this is a concept album, but it would be better if people described it as a narrative album. its a great album on its own, but knowing the narrative makes it even better.
@@jrdelrey3009 no... most albums are collections of songs, often unrelated to one another. A lot of albums can have overarching themes or be cohesive musically (Melodrama is an example), but that does not make them concept albums. This album is telling a story in chronological order; it is literally like a book, with every song being a chapter. Another example would be Rosalia's El Mal Querer.
@@jrdelrey3009the storytelling explains the writing choices of each song. I’m genuinely curious how someone like you is able to understand what Strangers or Hard Times is about without the story…
I hope she is aware that this is a concept album and tells a super tragic and violent story lol.
And I can’t wait to see her feel herself to Gibson Girl lol
i don’t think she knows that maybe after learning that she’ll do a revisit?
@@emzzzzzzzzzzif she didn’t know before, she’s gotta know now haha. Reeeeeeally hoping for a revisit!
Her reaction to the screams in Ptolemaea and the way she read the lyrics with speed effects at 28:36 literally killed me 😂
The was she was emphasizing the word "BLESSED" 😭😭
im jealous of people who get to hear this album for the first time. emotional rollercoaster 😢
It was my first time tonight just rn in finishing it at 2,37 am with a bottle of wine and I had cried, feared , learned is so good
🪻TIMESTAMPS 🪻
Family Tree (intro) 0:48 ⭐️
American Teenager 3:45 ⭐️
A House In Nebraska 6:43⭐️
Western Nights 10:30 ⭐️
Family Tree 14:18 ⭐️
Hard Times 17:55⭐️
Thoroughfare 20:52
Gibson Girl 24:19 ⭐️
Ptolemaea 26:30
Ptolemaea Scream 27:42
August Underground 29:35
Televangelism 30:55
Sun Bleached Flies 31:50
Strangers 33:52
btw: Hold The Girl reaction is on Patreon, probably uploaded next Friday on UA-cam🤍
Thanks for this, keep going!!
ITS BEEN 6 MINUTES
Y’all check my comment for the full time stamps
Bitch u better hurry up, go on
Oh nvm
This album deserves a revisit after an initial listen, makes everything SO much clearer and helps you really love it more
Absolutely
First time i listened through i loved ptolemaea but didn’t understand the rest. When i heard the story i became OBSESSED.
right i lowkey wish i never read the explanations would’ve been fun to figure it out myself but nvm
Just discovered her last night and don’t know why but I felt so much pain that I got scared and that’s only bc I got the context of strangers 😭😭😭
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The fact Hard Times had me crying just like AJay when I first listened and read the lyrics gave me the closure and solace I needed. Heartbreaking song and a painful reality for some.. Overall, I am in love with Ethel Cain and the raw, extraordinary authenticity she brings us.
Family Tree (intro) 0:48 ⭐
American Teenager 3:45 ⭐
A House In Nebraska 6:43⭐
Western Nights 10:30 ⭐
Family Tree 14:18 ⭐
Hard Times 17:55⭐
Thoroughfare 20:52
Gibson Girl 24:19 ⭐
Ptolemaea 26:30
Ptolemaea Scream 27:42
August Underground 29:35
Televangelism 30:55
Sun Bleached Flies 31:50
Strangers 33:52
Thank u so much 4 this
ptolemaea scream lmfaoooo
Thank you for listing the scream separate that is important lolll
thank uu
screeaaaam
her reading the ptolemaea outro with a witch hat on is sending me😭😭😭
This album being about the kidnapping, murder and consumption of Ethel Cain by a cannibal is wild! It’s absolutely devastating, and your reaction was entirely appropriate once you realized. (I’m crying with you, babe…) Also, her production is so reminiscent of Akira Yamaoka. Gives me the same feeling of pure, visceral horror 💀 Also, also, the fact that you didn’t realize how long her songs were is a testament to her artistry!
ethels music has always reminded me of the silent hill game soundtracks, especially when she leans into the ambient sound. not just cause of the tone of horror but the nostalgia she evokes as well. would be very surprised if there wasnt a direct yamaoka influence
Holy shit this comment just made me realize that Ethel Cain being eaten parallels Communion because she herself parallels Jesus throughout the album, so the crosses are both stab wounds from her murder and literal crosses because it’s a symbolic crucifixion.
Maybe a really dumb question but did Ethel for real experienced those things (kidnapping, murder, etc.)? Or is this just a story she’s telling? I’m new to Ethel!
@@kailoplaggenmarsch3652 this is a narrative album so it’s a fictional story based on Hayden’s (the name of the artist) worst fears about how her life could have gone if she did things differently.
@@kailoplaggenmarsch3652 as the previous commenter said, it’s a fictional narrative and Ethel Cain is the name of the fictional main character! it’s the first in a string of albums, novels, and even films Hayden has planned that tell the stories of the “Daughters of Cain” :)
“Not this hoe being wasted at church, I KNOW A LOT OF YALL CAN RELATE” 😭😭😭
Every time she does not post for a few weeks it makes me nervous that she'll leave again....wish you nothing but the best Ajay!
She just posted a few days ago but on her Patreon. She has actually posted quite a few album reactions over there. She probably just doesn't have time to edit them right now.
or its just for more money ^^@@Lila_Moon
we all know youtube pay well, and she HAVE NUMBERS per month
@@Lila_Moonthank you for commenting this! I’m gonna have to join her patreon lol I was worried
The Hard Times reaction broke me. I don't relate to this song at all but it is SO devastating to me. Seeing Ajay being traumatized by it just made the song even deeper and harder to listen to! But I love it. I really, really love it. Such a tragic, beautiful masterpiece of a song.
ethel even said it was the hardest song she had to write :((
Her full unedited reaction to this album on Patreon was pure gold, she was fully immersed in it. Understandably so. It’s a masterpiece.
AJay thank you for the reaction!!!
This reaction was so beautiful. The pure joy in the response to the music is exactly how I felt. I listened to this record for two-three months straight because I was so obsessed with the nostalgic/depressive/healing feeling.
I think Ethel stands on a leg all her own with the lore and incredible story telling she does. And I love that her lyricism and the lore is not incredibly on the nose. The soundscape is immensely huge which is such a polarity to the story of a small town.
Her talent expands over many different mediums and I can’t wait to see the rest of this story be told tenfold.
I also really appreciated you reading the lyrics and listening to the music in tandem. I do the same thing!!!
“Hard Times” breaks my heart cause I’m literally know how is scary, fight against this kind of trauma, every single day !
And how this makes your adult life complicated.
Ethel Cain is an incredible artist. Deserves a long and beautiful career
OMG QUEEN DOING THE BEST ALBUM OF LIFE!??? We are BLESSED
I never really get caught up and giving too much acclaim to any song or album, but Preacher’s Daughter is crippling perfection, front to back. Miss Cain is a damn WRITER. There’s something so visceral and operatic about this album. 🎉❤🤯✊
Ethel Motherfucking Cain. Im not religious but this album was religious experience. American Teenager, Family Tree, Thorougfare, Gibson Girl, Ptolomea, August Underground, Sun Bleached Flies, Strangers....just wow. In Ethel Cain we trust.
I would give anything to listen to this album for the first time again
STOP!! The fact she said “if I die, I die” about thoroughfare 😭 honey you’ve got a big storm comin
AHAHA “yeah, about that-“
to me thoroughfare is a masterpiece. although it’s 9 minutes which seems like a lot, it can really tell a story and i think it’s great that ethel can so easily do if within her music.
It's also my favorite song on the album as it shifts into the storyline of her eventual death and the song feels so cinematic to me as the 9 minutes go by so fast when you're on a journey with the song
One of my fav songs ever
agree and it doesn’t feel like 9 mins to me it’s flawless
literally my favorite song of all time
Best song on the album - makes me cry like a baby every time
sun bleached flies rlly got to me when i finally read the lyrics (i’m more of a production first, lyrics second person) so when she says “i still remember that house in nebraska” i broke down. like that’s when she was rlly happy, with that guy from the house in nebraska, SHE WAS JUST A KID WHEN SHE WAS PIMPED OUT AND DYING LIKE OH MY GOD???
That smile Ajay had during Televangelism speaks a thousand words. 9 ish songs of hell and then finally we reach something reaching a stage of euphoria, if theres one perfect part of this perfect album, its the pacing
Televangelism is my underrated favorite from this album. I don't think instrumental songs on albums get enough love but Televangelism is So Good. It sounds such like someone going into a church to play the piano when no one else is there, it just takes my mind away with it whenever I listen. Girl can write a song even if she's not singing
wait ur soooooo smart i love u who are u
A great song for a character ascending to heaven after being shot
A great song for a character ascending to heaven after being shot
YES YES YES. I have been listening to this album on repeat for months. Ethel Cain should have take home THE Grammy!!!
Same here babe😭😭😭😭. And funny thing is the first album I heard was her inbred.i just randomly heard the album when fantano reviewed it and I went to check it out.and boom more than six months later, I'm still hooked.😭😭
The way Ptolemaea is my absolute favourite song on this album 😭 it’s so fking good and was the first song I heard of Ethel.
Samee
It’s sooo good
I haven't been so touched by someone's creation in a long time. This is definitely pure art. Period
i'm so glad she's doing the lyrics now. it lets her pay full attention to the production and still get the meaning of the song
MOTHER CAIN! People, this woman wrote and produced almost this whole album by herself... Genius
this was an unexpected surprise 😦 i knew hard times would hurt you 😭 without knowing the story behind the album, you were on the right track with a lot of your inferences! if you really want the full story, i agree with the people recommending to check genius.
I don't think Ethel is anyone's daughter, I believe she's unique enough.. and I've honestly never heard anyone like her before, especially the way her songs are produced 🖤
well… she’s the preacher’s daughter
"Did somebody die?" Babe you're in for a ride
This album is truly the only time that I’ve experienced what felt like a movie through music. It was such a life changing experience i wish i could find something else like it
Ajayll: sounds like she was going through some shit
Girl she just got killed 😭
I never get tired of watching reactions for this album and I loved watching yours. You were so emotional and honest about what you were feeling and how it affected you. This album is such a masterpiece I’m glad you enjoyed it!
The amount of people that are going to find Ethel through this vid... y'all's lives are about to change
Like😭😭😭😭
Ethel caim made me master emotional intelligence 😭😭
This album became one of my favorite albums of all time, I don't know what it is, but I listen to it almost daily. It's just so fucking good, and her voice, her story telling abilities are just so... Unique and amazing, the way Ethel sees the world and the way she explains herself... She's just amazing
Edit: your reaction to Hard Times...yeah, that was me as well. The first time I listened to this album, it was 3am in the fucking morning, after this song I needed a good 10 minutes to recover and just get back to normal
Ethel posted on her tumblr that she saw your reaction vid!!!!
“WHO THE HELL IS DALE?!” Sent me so hard LMAO
ethel produces all her own music!!!
The album reactions I will get on my knees and beg for (in order):
1. Desire, I Want To Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek
2. The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monae
3. emails i can't send - Sabrina Carpenter
4. Hold On Baby - King Princess
5. Hold The Girl - Rina Sawayama
6. Dance Fever - Florence and The Machine
7. Good Riddance - Gracie Abrams
8. Special - Lizzo
9. Star-Crossed - Kacey Musgraves
She reacted to Rina’s album on Patreon prolly will be on YT soon. And Lizzo SPECIAL IS Also on Patreon
I’M SO HAPPY YOU LIKED IT and the whole reaction was so fun to watch! My favourites are definitely Family Tree and a House in Nebraska but Ptolemaea and Strangers really grew on me, anyway I can’t wait for you to do a revisit knowing the whole concept/story behind it!
this reaction is going down in the hall of fame with Melodrama. Ajay really recognizes talent and artistry
This is DOWN RIGHT ICONIC!
A queen supporting another queen omg
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I needed a new preachers daughter reaction girl I love your channel😭🙏
you have such a beautiful and empathetic soul, it's very moving to get to listen to this album with you, thank you
Spotify recommended me American Teenager randomly then I truly loved it because of the youthful touch to it and when I checked her album, I fell in love with Gibson Girl and Sun Bleached Files. Ethel's starting to grow on me and she might be one of my favorite artists soon. 😭
Girl same
We'd love to see a revisit of this album when you get the concept. We recommend you check the comments section and Genius as they give an accurate explanation of the story of Ethel Cain "Who is also a fictional character"
the production really gives praise and worship, like the album is really immersive, and rich.
What I love about this album is that the storytelling is SO good that I feel like it transcends music as a medium. Ethel’s way of using lyrics and different sounds besides singing to tell a story makes it so potent, for me cinematic. It’s a beautiful album, but more than that I cant think of another album that for me goes beyond “it sounds nice” and “the lyrics are beautiful” like preachers daughter does. It’s happy, sad, chilling, scary, longing, and so many other emotions rolled into one project
YESSSSSSSSSS! I’m so happy this is available on UA-cam, I was worried it would be a Patreon only exclusive.
Me too!!!
Same
IT DESERVES A REVISIT after understanding the lore!
Never expected this reaction, Ethel deserves so much recognition 😭😭😭
this is what i needed ! ur reactions make me so happy
I love this album the entire story is based on fears of Hayden who created the character Ethan Cain, the end of the album is crazyyyy the final song implies that Isiah who Ethel went to California with cannibalized her. Digging deeper into the album gives some crazy insight to this album's story and it's just so perfectly done.
Hard Times had me sooooo fucked up after i heard for the first time. This album is such a beautifully made thing and the story it tells is so so good
I love everything about this album and I'm so glad you listened to it!
Ajayll:- "IF I DIE, I DIE BITTCHHH"
Me:- Oh you're not READY for what's coming up
DUDE NO WAY. Is this real life?! I only just became obsessed with you from your Taylor videos and subscribed like yesterday. AND TODAY YOU DO PREACHER’S DAUGHTER?! I have ascended!!!
There are music better than Taylor's! LOL
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@@felipeariandeandradearaujo7892and people are allowed to have preferences! LOL
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@@felipeariandeandradearaujo7892 get a life and stop hating on teenage girls,LOL !
AJJAY you don’t understand how much I’ve been needing this reaction.
I love this album soooooooo much I'm so glad you reacted to it!!!!!!!!!
And she produced everything herself !!!
you should read the Genius descriptions and annotations of each track!! its a concept album that tells a story of this character and those annotations were nessecary for me to fully understand the story, once you do that i think you’ll fall in love with this project even more!!
definitely not the genius!! hayden has said herself that its inaccurate and people dont know what they’re talking about there lol- id recommend this pdf drive.google.com/file/d/1iC5cGPG2-wgMMlw08k_3x1v9EAzmtFT-/view?usp=drivesdk
Oh wow so glad to see a reaction of this from you, definitely delving into different genres this time around and I love when reactors showcase just how varied their tastes are. I would recommend listening/reacting to Lizzy McAlpine’s album five seconds flat. Emotional ride and she has amazing vocals. And/or Good Riddance by Gracie Abrams was also a stand out album for me this year. Thanks for posting genuine reactions, love your content!
Amazing talent, superb concept album. I adore this album. Super happy you reacted to it❤🎉
When this video popped up on my timeline my jaw DROPPED! This was my #1 album from 2022… and it still cuts deep every time. “Hard Times” does NOT get enough recognition! It is such a beautifully haunting song, and the lyrics are so sad when you discover what it’s about. I’m so glad this album was written and so glad AJ gave it a chance!! 💘
I'll never get tired of listening to "Strangers" that song is just something no one ever can create neither ethel again nor Isaiah
Thank you!!! I was hoping you to react for this masterpiece!!
Letting you know that Ethel Cain AKA Hayden created the whole production from the vocals, lyrics, sound and so on. Everything is by her.
OMG I never thought you'd review this album! It's my favorite of last year, and of all time as well. Hayden is a timeless artist already, I can't wait to hear what she has for us next.
As much as she’s loving the bass and lyrics in these first songs, I can’t wait for Gibson girl reaction.
I know, Gibson Girl made me emotional and it is the one song I look for people to react to.