Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Poignant and powerful from start to finish, it can be no less than full marks for a work this thorough and this impactful
Far Out
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
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
Dork
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
While Preacher’s Daughter was all about dreams and desire, Willoughby is about the grit that exists outside of the individual perspective
Beats Per Minute
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
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
No Ripcord
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Hayden Anhedönia closes the ‘Ethel Cain’ chapter of her artistic journey with a bleak yet beautiful record
NME
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
It’s the longest, most hypnotic tracks at the end where the album really takes off into sublimity
The Arts Desk
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Ethel Cain cements her place in the musical landscape as a genuinely exploratory, divergent, creative voice in the mainstream
The Quietus
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
The ambitious pop outlier's latest, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, is haunting but lacks the dynamism of her best work
Rolling Stone
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
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
Pitchfork
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
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
Uncut
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
On her latest album, Ethel Cain has once again translated incredibly personal experiences into deeply universal feelings
The Skinny
Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
These songsunfurl like hazy, sepia-tinged memories of endless summer afternoons
Slant Magazine