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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The new album from pop's most unlikely breakout star will floor you
Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You When it comes to lore and myth-building, it's hard to outdo Ethel Cain. The 27-year-old's legal name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia, a title she adopted at 20 when she came out as trans. She grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, the daughter of a deacon, sang in the church choir and was homeschooled until she left home at 18. After falling in and out of hard drugs and depression, she became a nail technician and began making music in her spare time, inspired by her oppressive Southern Baptist upbringing, horror movies and gothic Americana. Three years after taking on the moniker Ethel Cain, she released her first LP Preacher's Daughter, a stunning concept album that fleshed out her alias' backstory. Set in 1991, 10 years after the death of the fictional Cain's preacher father, it invoked themes of intergenerational trauma, sexual violence and religious repression and ended with Cain being murdered, then cannibalised by her abusive boyfriend. Musically, it landed somewhere between Cain's idols Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey, only stranger and more tortured. The album scored Cain an obsessive following that's grown too big to be called 'cult', recently shaken by the revelation of racist and unsavory tweets dredged up from when Cain was 19. Cain addressed the controversy in a two-page Google Doc, taking accountability for what she says were the actions of a traumatised, attention-seeking teenager. 'As I move forward through my life, I aim to use my platform for good, for change, and for progress,' she said, words backed by her outspokenness on social media that has included criticism of both Biden and Trump and support for Palestine. The bulk of her fan base seems to have accepted her apology. Loading Preacher's Daughter was the first in a trilogy of albums that Cain plans to accompany with a book series and film. Her following release, the claustrophobic drone EP Perverts, arrived as a curveball just a few months ago. Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is a prequel to Preacher's Daughter, set five years earlier in 1986, following Cain's teenage breakup with her first love, the titular Tucker. Less varied in mood and sound than Preacher's Daughter, Willoughby Tucker might be somehow even more captivating. The production is largely spare, spectral even. Opening track Janie is little more than guitar echo and Cain's heavenly, haunting vocals; A Knock On The Door is built around pastoral acoustic fingerpicking; instrumentals Willoughby's Theme and Willoughby's Interlude transition from delicate piano into panoramic reverb as dense and sparkling as a starry night.
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
The new album from pop's most unlikely breakout star will floor you
Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You When it comes to lore and myth-building, it's hard to outdo Ethel Cain. The 27-year-old's legal name is Hayden Silas Anhedönia, a title she adopted at 20 when she came out as trans. She grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, the daughter of a deacon, sang in the church choir and was homeschooled until she left home at 18. After falling in and out of hard drugs and depression, she became a nail technician and began making music in her spare time, inspired by her oppressive Southern Baptist upbringing, horror movies and gothic Americana. Three years after taking on the moniker Ethel Cain, she released her first LP Preacher's Daughter, a stunning concept album that fleshed out her alias' backstory. Set in 1991, 10 years after the death of the fictional Cain's preacher father, it invoked themes of intergenerational trauma, sexual violence and religious repression and ended with Cain being murdered, then cannibalised by her abusive boyfriend. Musically, it landed somewhere between Cain's idols Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey, only stranger and more tortured. The album scored Cain an obsessive following that's grown too big to be called 'cult', recently shaken by the revelation of racist and unsavory tweets dredged up from when Cain was 19. Cain addressed the controversy in a two-page Google Doc, taking accountability for what she says were the actions of a traumatised, attention-seeking teenager. 'As I move forward through my life, I aim to use my platform for good, for change, and for progress,' she said, words backed by her outspokenness on social media that has included criticism of both Biden and Trump and support for Palestine. The bulk of her fan base seems to have accepted her apology. Loading Preacher's Daughter was the first in a trilogy of albums that Cain plans to accompany with a book series and film. Her following release, the claustrophobic drone EP Perverts, arrived as a curveball just a few months ago. Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is a prequel to Preacher's Daughter, set five years earlier in 1986, following Cain's teenage breakup with her first love, the titular Tucker. Less varied in mood and sound than Preacher's Daughter, Willoughby Tucker might be somehow even more captivating. The production is largely spare, spectral even. Opening track Janie is little more than guitar echo and Cain's heavenly, haunting vocals; A Knock On The Door is built around pastoral acoustic fingerpicking; instrumentals Willoughby's Theme and Willoughby's Interlude transition from delicate piano into panoramic reverb as dense and sparkling as a starry night.
India.com
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Wednesday Season 2: Big Fan Of Jenna Ortega's Show? Bet You Didn't Know These 9 Real Facts About It
photoDetails english 2944085 Updated:Aug 10, 2025, 03:40 PM IST Different filming locations for both seasons 1 / 9 The first season was filmed in Romania, while the second season was shot entirely in Ireland. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who reprises her role as Morticia Addams, shared: 'We had a whole studio in Ireland, and it was like our own world. We were there morning, noon, and night. I wish everybody could have come in to see it and feel it, it's just magic here.' Season 2 was inspired by classic films 2 / 9 If you've seen the second season, you might have noticed nods to classic cinema. It draws inspiration from films like Frankenstein, Night of the Living Dead, Shock Corridor, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Jenna Ortega choreographed the viral dance herself 3 / 9 Remember the viral Wednesday dance from Season 1 that broke the internet? Jenna Ortega came up with the choreography herself. The Hyde monster was played by an actor 4 / 9 Performer Daniel Himschoot physically portrayed Hyde, bringing the monster's eerie movements to life. Fred Armisen really shaved his head 5 / 9 Fred Armisen, who plays Uncle Fester, actually shaved his head for the role. Christopher Lloyd, Uncle Fester in the classic films makes a cameo in Season 2 as Professor Orloff. Catherine Zeta-Jones spent the longest time in hair and makeup 6 / 9 According to Men's Health, Catherine Zeta-Jones' transformation into Morticia Addams took around two and a half hours each day. Jenna Ortega learned the cello and fencing 7 / 9 To prepare for her role, Jenna learned to play the cello and also took fencing lessons. Billie Piper's character took style cues from iconic figures 8 / 9 The new music teacher, Isadora Capri, played by Billie Piper, was styled with inspiration from singer Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine) and from Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon's characters in The Witches of Eastwick. Emma Myers attended a 'werewolf bootcamp' 9 / 9 To better understand her character Enid Sinclair, Emma Myers attended a 'werewolf bootcamp.' She told Seventeen: 'Me and a couple other guys crawling around on the floor growling at each other? That was weird. I'll never forget it.' (All Images: Netflix/ IMDB)
Daily Mirror
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Woman finds 'song of the summer - but 90s kids are 'rolling their eyes'
A woman who had a song come on her Spotify has left some millennials and Gen Xers fuming because they much prefer the original song, and are sick of the remixes People born in the 90s have been left baffled at a woman who claims she's found 'the song of the summer' - but it was the song of the summer many moons ago. Hayley Sibley posted a video on TikTok saying: "This is the song of the summer, ladies and gentlemen," as she positioned the phone to have a dance to the song that she reckoned she'd discovered. In fact, the song has been remixed and rediscovered many times after its 1986 release by Candi Staton. 'You Got The Love,' which was made even more famous by Florence + the Machine's 'You've Got the Love' in 2009, was originally recorded about the world's fattest man and his weight loss battle. In return for her vocal services, the programme-makers donated half the publishing rights to Staton, reports the Independent. But Hayley was buzzing to find a remix of the song, but some 90s babies were less than impressed, as the song was super popular when they were younger. "I was just getting ready and it came on on my Spotify random shuffle," Hayley excitedly exclaimed, as she started to dance when the remix dropped. "I feel like even your nan would get down to this," Hayley joked, as she continued to dance as the song played. But the top comment was a man who was less than impressed with Hayley's antics, penning: "Every 90's kid already typing an eye roll and as if she thinks this is new, till that beat drops lol". Another agreed, saying: "Song of summer 2009****. It's so overplayed nowadays". Someone else pointed out that the song was much older than that, correcting that the date was 1986. "That's the original. Florence remixed it in 2009, and this is similar," they clarified. "The original is so much better," another TikTok user added, with another saying they thought it was "sad" that most of "today's music is recycled". One woman wrote: "Candi Statton will always make it go Got the Love has been an anthem of every summer since it was first released!" "Every Gen X has a knowing smile right now," somebody joked, because the song was actually released during their era. "That's because we know the original, so we will always get down to it - both the original and this version," a music-lover pointed out. "The choir in the church sang this during my wedding when signing the marriage certificate… we're now getting divorced but this is a bangerrrr," one woman wrote. Hayley responded, saying: "I wasn't expecting the ending," followed by a bunch of crying emojis. One man was fuming with the remix, however, writing: "Rule #1 only tinker with a classic if you make it better than the original".
The Guardian
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
One to watch: Erin LeCount
Search for Erin LeCount online and you're likely to find videos of her spinning around her room in a long white dress, a cross hanging on the wall and a gritty, melancholic synth melody in the background. Growing up in Chelmsford, Essex, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter started producing her own songs during lockdown, releasing music from her garden shed studio. LeCount's 2023 debut EP, Soft Skin, Restless Bones, offered soulful vocals and the beginnings of a now well-established aesthetic: morbid religious imagery mixed with graceful ballet movements and discarded flowers. Later that year she released a mashup cover of Phoebe Bridgers's I Know the End and Frank Ocean's White Ferrari. The results are otherworldly: think Ethel Cain or Florence + the Machine and Fiona Apple for the digital age. Last year, LeCount featured on German DJ Ben Böhmer's Faithless, a delicate song of self-sabotage and lost love. Her newest single, Silver Spoon, paints a story of love, privilege and shame through ethereal vocals and dark, angelic imagery ('I bet you grew up grazing your knees, but the fall wasn't fatal like it was for me'). Originally a demo on SoundCloud and YouTube, when the song was officially released it achieved more than 1m streams in a week. In 2025 it looks as if LeCount's garden-shed pop will continue to bloom. Silver Spoon is out now. Erin LeCount plays Rae's, London SE1, on 27 March
