Preacher's Daughter

by Ethel Cain

Preacher's Daughter cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 May 2022
  • Label: AWAL, Daughters Of Cain
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:38
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 35 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Preacher's Daughter' is a sprawling concept album centered on a narrative of its titular character escaping an abusive, religious Southern household while exploring themes of transgenerational trauma and a critique of the American Dream. Written and primarily produced by Ethel Cain, the album's soundscape merges Americana and roots rock with dark ambient and ethereal pop, building from slow-burning torch songs to climactic, industrial-tinged noise. Cain's cinematic storytelling and dynamic vocal performance earned the ambitious debut widespread critical acclaim and a significant cult following.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, slow, slow-burning, storytelling, anti-religious, acoustic, ambient, confessional, reverb-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Family Tree (Intro) (03:41)
  2. American Teenager (04:18)
  3. A House In Nebraska (07:46)
  4. Western Nights (06:05)
  5. Family Tree (07:10)
  6. Hard Times (05:03)
  7. Thoroughfare (09:27)
  8. Gibson Girl (05:42)
  9. Ptolemaea (06:23)
  10. August Underground (03:40)
  11. Televangelism (03:03)
  12. Sun Bleached Flies (07:36)
  13. Strangers (05:44)

Credits

  • Ethel Cain - vocals, written-by, producer, bass, piano, guitar, harmonica
  • Steven Mark Colyer - musician, written-by
  • Matthew Tomasi - multi-instrumentalist, mixed by, producer
  • Dale Becker - mastered by
  • Silken Weinberg - photography by

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