Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Ethel Cain, released on her independent label Daughters of Cain Records on August 8, 2025. It arrived as her second release of the year, following the standalone recording Perverts (2025). The album functions as a prequel concept album to her acclaimed 2022 debut, Preacher's Daughter, tracing the doomed romance between the character Ethel Cain and Willoughby Tucker that haunts the earlier record's Southern Gothic narrative. The album was announced in late April 2025 alongside a major touring schedule.

Sonically, Cain weaves slowcore's spacious melancholy with folk's storytelling intimacy and a pop-leaning undercurrent, her ethereal voice floating over sparse piano, droning guitars, and subtle electronic textures. Critics describe the record as unfolding like a confession, exploring themes of obsession, devotion, and the ache of memory. The tracks 'Nettles' and 'Fuck Me Eyes' preceded the album as singles in June and July 2025. The album earned critical praise and debuted in the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland. Cain supports it with the Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour, hitting North America, Europe, and Australia from August 2025 through July 2026. [edit]