We already know how the Ethel Cain story ends. By contrast, we have no clue where Hayden Anhedönia, the breakout indie sensation behind Ethel Cain, is headed. A few years ago, she became an instant critical darling and out-of-place main pop girl after the release of her Southern Gothic concept album Preacher’s Daughter hit the Billboard charts, TikTok and music nerd spheres simultaneously. Since the release of that album – written about a character who endures familial abuse in rural, religious America, runs away, and falls into the arms of men who hurt and eventually kill her – she’s attracted controversy from Fox News (for her comments about killing CEOs), the broader public (over a rediscovered offensive Twitter account), and from her own fans (who didn’t expect…

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