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10.0
141981
10.0 |
DIY
NEW
One of the very best in storytelling and atmosphere
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10.0
141992
10.0 |
NME
NEW
Hayden Anhedönia closes the ‘Ethel Cain’ chapter of her artistic journey with a bleak yet beautiful record
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10.0
141996
10.0 |
Far Out
NEW
Poignant and powerful from start to finish, it can be no less than full marks for a work this thorough and this impactful
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9.0
141990
9.0 |
The Quietus
NEW
Ethel Cain cements her place in the musical landscape as a genuinely exploratory, divergent, creative voice in the mainstream
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9.0
141982
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
NEW
Ethel Cain’s debut was a feat of artistry. This is a feat of musicianship
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9.0
141983
9.0 |
Clash
NEW
Ethel Cain is the most important artist in the world right now, and finally she has the album to prove it
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8.6
141994
8.6 |
Beats Per Minute
NEW
While Preacher’s Daughter was all about dreams and desire, Willoughby is about the grit that exists outside of the individual perspective
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8.3
141993
8.3 |
No Ripcord
NEW
Though it’s not as tightly edited as its predecessor, its beauty is found in its wistfulness, its lush and expansive sound design, and its winding structure. It’s full of fresh air and charm; Ethel Cain’s love is clearly in every breath
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8.0
141995
8.0 |
Dork
NEW
All in all, and probably unsurprisingly, ‘Willoughby Tucker…’ is a triumph. Hayden is the Crown Princess of alt-pop, and this album underlines exactly why
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8.0
141984
8.0 |
The Independent
NEW
The American singer-songwriter follows up her 2022 debut ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ with a concept album that’s often mesmerising
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8.0
141985
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
NEW
These songsunfurl like hazy, sepia-tinged memories of endless summer afternoons
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8.0
141986
8.0 |
The Skinny
NEW
On her latest album, Ethel Cain has once again translated incredibly personal experiences into deeply universal feelings
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8.0
141987
8.0 |
Uncut
NEW
Anhedönia's gifts for storytelling - part Flannery O'Connor, part David Lynch - are compelling enough, but the music is equally stunning, a mix of shoegaze, gothic country and doom metal. Print edition only
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6.7
141988
6.7 |
Pitchfork
NEW
The prequel chapter of Hayden Anhedönia’s Southern gothic epic gravitates toward sludgy slowcore and dusty, sepia-toned folk. It can feel like an endurance exercise, or a test of faith
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6.0
141989
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
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The ambitious pop outlier's latest, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, is haunting but lacks the dynamism of her best work
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6.0
141991
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
NEW
It’s the longest, most hypnotic tracks at the end where the album really takes off into sublimity
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