if you haven’t already, i recommend reading the genius annotations that ethel done for every song on this album. there’s a whole concept / story behind it and it’ll let you enjoy the songs and the lyrical content more when you understand it. great video as always smags :)
"enjoy" is definitely a uhhhhhhh... choice word for what understanding the story might let you do. Definitely enhances the experience though. Amazing album.
@@Evelynn_of_Runeterra I guess what I mean is that stories of child abuse, familial trauma, sexual assault, murder, and cannibalism do not bring me joy. It's certainly not a pleasant story. The listening experience is, however, definitely more impressive and profound when you consider the entire lore that Hayden created for this character and that she was able to weave these narratives together into a cohesive album. Some of these songs bring me physical discomfort after learning what they are about, but I am still glad that I know. Hope that helps!
0:39 Family Tree (Intro) 3:18 American Teenager 5:59 A House In Nebraska 10:05 Western Nights 13:04 Family Tree 16:04 Hard Times 18:12 Thoroughfare 21:59 Gibson Girl 25:55 Ptolemaea 29:02 August Underground 30:40 Televangelism 31:49 Sun Bleached Flies 35:05 Strangers
The album is a concept album that tells the story of ethel cain (character by artist hayden) about the abuse of her preacher father, running from home, questioning her faith, meeting bad guys and eventually being pimped, murdered and cannibalised by one of her lovers. I'm not sure if hayden herself is religious anymore but she definitely is not a fan of the church, the album is definitely about how it feels to leave the church, also since she is a trans woman it is easy to imagine why the church from the south wouldnt be a great environment for her to grow up in
Thank you for reacting king, this was great. As some ppl already mentioned the genius song descriptions are a decent place to start to get an idea of the underlying story behind the album but beware the annotations on individual lyrics can sometimes be opinion and not at all true to the story Hayden (the artist behind Ethel Cain) is making. There’s a lot of bits and pieces of lore scattered around various places online that hayden released through her (now deleted) Tumblr, Instagram lives, etc. The current plan for Hayden now is to release an EP of B-sides from the album that further explore the relationship between Ethel and her lover that she sings about in A House in Nebraska. She plans to release 2 more albums to make a trilogy, the next being Preacher’s Wife (Ethel’s mom) and Preacher’s Mother (Ethel’s paternal grandmother). She’s also spoken about wanting to turn these stories into books and maybe movies. It seems she might’ve already started on the novel version of Preacher’s daughter. I would love if you could react to her EP that she released before Preacher’s Daughter, “inbred”. You’ll definitely love some of the songs on there.
most people tend to listen to PD first, then inbred, then golden age. inbred and golden age dont follow the story of PD, not everything is real but its closer to true events from her life. i highly recommend both of them, and they are both significantly shorter than PD. dont be offput by the name inbred btw, its an experience of its own.
been waiting for this review for so long omgg 😭😭 but yes she is very christian and (to my understanding) the storyline of this album is her running away with a boy , but shes then drugged and eaten by him? idk i read this info on genius 😭 id love to see you react to "oil of every pearls uninsides" by sophie or "mutant" by arca if you got the time !! 💗
Third Eye Blind - Self-Titled Parannoul - After the Magic Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned you checking out any of these 4 would be awesome especially the third eye blind
this album is soo good, definitely read into the notes on genius if you want to know the whole concept of the album. it’s fully self-written and produced if i’m not mistaken, i’m really excited to hear what she puts out next
If you enjoyed Ptolemea then you’d definitely love Chelsea Wolfe!! That song is overall Chelsea’s sound!! Id recommend her most recent album “She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She” but maybe start off with earlier albums like “Abyss” and “Hiss Spun” !! :))
I’m loving that more and more people are catching on to he Chelsea Wolfe influences, I caught it almost immediately once I saw that Hayden has some of Chelsea’s lyrics tattooed on her
Knowing how much you liked Grace, I would love to see you react to any album by Tim Buckley, Jeff’s dad. They allegedly only met once as Jeff grew up without his dad, but listening to Tim you can tell where the talent came from. Sadly we lost both of them way too soon, but both were incredible talented and had such unique voices! Would recommend Goodbye and Hello as a start, but you can’t go wrong with Starsailor or Happy Sad either, all amazing albums!
I recommend listening to “Caligula” or “Sinner get ready” albums by Lingua Ignota, they are quite an experience😅 Unique vocals and instrumentation and rlly deep and dark lyrical content Love your content❤
Absolutely loving your reviews man! I think you might enjoy a good bit of Mk.Gee's new album "Two Star & The Dream Police" which has been contender for my favorite album of this year so far
I would highly recommend reading up on this album if you're interested. There are a lot of concepts on here that I didn't pick up on my first few listens, and as skilled of a lyrical analyzer as you are, there are some you didn't pick up on either (especially Strangers. If nothing else, make sure to read more about that one).
Dude, your videos are awesome!!! A recommendation I have is Graceland by Paul Simon! it’s probably one of my favorite albums of all time behind Meddle by Pink Floyd and Long Season by The Fishmans!! Your videos are great, keep up the good work!!
If you haven’t already heart it I’d highly recommend the stone roses’ self titled. It was highly influential for music in 90s Britain. Cool dance drums and bass with alt-rock vocals and guitar
We as a collective might not need it, but I need me a Samia “The Baby” reaction. The opening track is slowly building up to become one of my favorite songs.
That thumbnail picture is right on point 👌 Another good choice my man. If you listen to Everything Everything - get to heaven. I will name my next goldfish after you.
Idk if you’ve got a recommendation for this yet, but Adrianne Lenker from Big Thief just dropped a solo album called “Bright Future”! It’s amazing and you should check it out!
i recommend you a fiona apple similar chilean artist called francisca valenzuela her best album is ''muerdete la lengua'' type 50s rock and 2000s punk mix, is type of female rage artist with curious and hypnotic voice
alrighty! ill be the paragraph girl explaining the lore :) essentially "ethel cain" is a manifestation of Hatden Anhedönia's trauma that "had become toxic and cancerous I had to cut it off" this became ethel cain. Ethels story goes as follows: her dad (who used to abuse her, as heard in hard times and family tree) died in a housefire. she meets willoughby in house in nebraska, but he leaves without a trace. she then meets some guy (forgot his name) who doesnt treat her well at all and he ends up passing away in a police shootout. she then meets isaiah in "thoroughfare" something important to note is that while thoroughfare portrays this love as a true pure lovd, ethel cain actually released a missing image poster saying she was last seen being forced into his truck. isaiah then does as he says and takes her out west. however, he instead starts pimping her out and feeding her drugs. she dies in august underground and ascends to heaven in televangelism. please please PLEASE i know im missing a lot but dont come for me 😭
the whole vid i was just thinking about how ethel looks like a garden gnome with an insanely large red hat
this comment sent me into orbit
I've been laughing at this for so long, oh my god 😭
LMFAO
now i cannot unsee it
IT TOOK ME UNTIL GIBSON GIRL TO GET THIS😭😭
the fact that almost the whole album is all self produced and performed,,,, ethel cain you will always be famous
SHE'S OUR MEEMAW AFTER ALL
if you haven’t already, i recommend reading the genius annotations that ethel done for every song on this album. there’s a whole concept / story behind it and it’ll let you enjoy the songs and the lyrical content more when you understand it. great video as always smags :)
"enjoy" is definitely a uhhhhhhh... choice word for what understanding the story might let you do. Definitely enhances the experience though. Amazing album.
@@Zekew24 you described enjoyed in the same sentence you criticized the term
@@Evelynn_of_Runeterra I guess what I mean is that stories of child abuse, familial trauma, sexual assault, murder, and cannibalism do not bring me joy. It's certainly not a pleasant story. The listening experience is, however, definitely more impressive and profound when you consider the entire lore that Hayden created for this character and that she was able to weave these narratives together into a cohesive album. Some of these songs bring me physical discomfort after learning what they are about, but I am still glad that I know. Hope that helps!
@@Zekew24 right? Like I enjoy the songs but the story of them are mf heart breaking 💀😭
0:39 Family Tree (Intro)
3:18 American Teenager
5:59 A House In Nebraska
10:05 Western Nights
13:04 Family Tree
16:04 Hard Times
18:12 Thoroughfare
21:59 Gibson Girl
25:55 Ptolemaea
29:02 August Underground
30:40 Televangelism
31:49 Sun Bleached Flies
35:05 Strangers
ethan cain my beloved ❤
😢
RIP Ethel Cain you would've loved Ethel Cain
John McCain?!?
Smags you gotta check out Waiting to Spill by the backseat lovers. It’s a 10/10 album and you’d probably really like it
The album is a concept album that tells the story of ethel cain (character by artist hayden) about the abuse of her preacher father, running from home, questioning her faith, meeting bad guys and eventually being pimped, murdered and cannibalised by one of her lovers. I'm not sure if hayden herself is religious anymore but she definitely is not a fan of the church, the album is definitely about how it feels to leave the church, also since she is a trans woman it is easy to imagine why the church from the south wouldnt be a great environment for her to grow up in
She is spiritual still and very in love with Christian aesthetics but she does not really endorse the institution of Christianity.
Man, you need to listen to Lingua Ignota's "Caligula"!!
Huge agree! My favorite work from Kristin ^^
oh my god yes please
ABSOLUTELY
Ethel Cain but heavier
having gone to university in nebraska i can attest that this album just hits different driving thru boof ass cornfields at night
Thank you for reacting king, this was great.
As some ppl already mentioned the genius song descriptions are a decent place to start to get an idea of the underlying story behind the album but beware the annotations on individual lyrics can sometimes be opinion and not at all true to the story Hayden (the artist behind Ethel Cain) is making. There’s a lot of bits and pieces of lore scattered around various places online that hayden released through her (now deleted) Tumblr, Instagram lives, etc.
The current plan for Hayden now is to release an EP of B-sides from the album that further explore the relationship between Ethel and her lover that she sings about in A House in Nebraska. She plans to release 2 more albums to make a trilogy, the next being Preacher’s Wife (Ethel’s mom) and Preacher’s Mother (Ethel’s paternal grandmother). She’s also spoken about wanting to turn these stories into books and maybe movies. It seems she might’ve already started on the novel version of Preacher’s daughter.
I would love if you could react to her EP that she released before Preacher’s Daughter, “inbred”. You’ll definitely love some of the songs on there.
most people tend to listen to PD first, then inbred, then golden age. inbred and golden age dont follow the story of PD, not everything is real but its closer to true events from her life. i highly recommend both of them, and they are both significantly shorter than PD. dont be offput by the name inbred btw, its an experience of its own.
been waiting for this review for so long omgg 😭😭 but yes she is very christian and (to my understanding) the storyline of this album is her running away with a boy , but shes then drugged and eaten by him? idk i read this info on genius 😭 id love to see you react to "oil of every pearls uninsides" by sophie or "mutant" by arca if you got the time !! 💗
Third Eye Blind - Self-Titled
Parannoul - After the Magic
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
you checking out any of these 4 would be awesome especially the third eye blind
oml I love Ghosts of the Great Highway
You have great taste ♡
3eb so good
taste.
OMGGGGG!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS 🥹🥹🥹
Would love a Tim Becker “virgins” or Can “Future days” reaction. Your ambient tastes and brain would be thoroughly massaged by those albums.
Ive seen your other reactions but you reacted to ethel so im now subscribing haha
you have got to give caligula by lingua ignota a listen next
Yep as much as there’s other albums I want him to hear, he really needs to hear this one
also fire video as always
I can already tell I'm gonna love this vid ❤ you have such a sunny vibe :) hope you love the album as much as we do!
this album is soo good, definitely read into the notes on genius if you want to know the whole concept of the album. it’s fully self-written and produced if i’m not mistaken, i’m really excited to hear what she puts out next
SMAGS DONT MISS. An amazing album, glad you’re experiencing it
(Please do the Texas Jerusalem Crossroads pretty please)
I swear this man posts whatever album I was listening to recently
bro the serotonin that just ran through my body when I saw that you did this album, THANK YOU
THIS IS BIG FOR ME THIS IS VERRRRRRYYY BIG FOR ME. love you smags
Not only was I looking forward to when you’d review this, but I literally just finished re-listening to this album for the 40th time. Lol
If you enjoyed Ptolemea then you’d definitely love Chelsea Wolfe!! That song is overall Chelsea’s sound!!
Id recommend her most recent album “She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She” but maybe start off with earlier albums like “Abyss” and “Hiss Spun” !! :))
I’m loving that more and more people are catching on to he Chelsea Wolfe influences, I caught it almost immediately once I saw that Hayden has some of Chelsea’s lyrics tattooed on her
I knew it was a matter of time but I couldn't wait
omg one of my favourites I am excited for this one
never been more excited for a reaction video in my life. got my nerds gummy clusters and diet coke ready to go
Best news of the day
Knowing how much you liked Grace, I would love to see you react to any album by Tim Buckley, Jeff’s dad. They allegedly only met once as Jeff grew up without his dad, but listening to Tim you can tell where the talent came from. Sadly we lost both of them way too soon, but both were incredible talented and had such unique voices! Would recommend Goodbye and Hello as a start, but you can’t go wrong with Starsailor or Happy Sad either, all amazing albums!
another banger album!!! you know what's also a banger album? Ichiko Aoba's "Windswept Adan" or "0".
😂😂😂
Another banger album, Brian Eno “Ambient 1”!!
I recommend listening to “Caligula” or “Sinner get ready” albums by Lingua Ignota, they are quite an experience😅 Unique vocals and instrumentation and rlly deep and dark lyrical content
Love your content❤
fuck yeah!
you should definitely listen to CALIGULA by Lingua Ignota :)
I’m smagging!
Absolutely loving your reviews man! I think you might enjoy a good bit of Mk.Gee's new album "Two Star & The Dream Police" which has been contender for my favorite album of this year so far
We need that Animal Collective review homie!
Feels or Sung Tongs 🍻
Feels!
Sung Tongs!
I would highly recommend reading up on this album if you're interested. There are a lot of concepts on here that I didn't pick up on my first few listens, and as skilled of a lyrical analyzer as you are, there are some you didn't pick up on either (especially Strangers. If nothing else, make sure to read more about that one).
Dude, your videos are awesome!!! A recommendation I have is Graceland by Paul Simon! it’s probably one of my favorite albums of all time behind Meddle by Pink Floyd and Long Season by The Fishmans!! Your videos are great, keep up the good work!!
would love to see shmap'n shmazz by cap'n jazz!!!
100% this
If you haven’t already heart it I’d highly recommend the stone roses’ self titled. It was highly influential for music in 90s Britain. Cool dance drums and bass with alt-rock vocals and guitar
You need to listen to I’m Wide Awake, It’s morning by bright eyes!! Pleaseeeee
hard times kills me every time 💔💔💔
PLEASE do I'm Wide Awake It's Morning by Bright Eyes
Also great video as always!
i love to see thoroughfare appreciation
HE DID IT BOYS
its been awhile since we've had some hip hop. Personally company flow-funcrusher plus would make me so happy
Something about a guy vibing to Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter is so fucking hot 🔥
real
you should definitely react to night time, my time by sky ferreira!! it’s my favorite album of all time
this is one of the best albums ever made thank u for listening to this love u smags ❤
Hey smag, ignore my name, you should do Year Of The Snitch by Death Grips. Its an enjoyable step towards finishing their discography
Ignoring your name
We as a collective might not need it, but I need me a Samia “The Baby” reaction. The opening track is slowly building up to become one of my favorite songs.
Check out her EP Golden Age! It’s really good and underrated imo
THIS QHAT I BEEN WIATING FOR YALL‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
still waiting for that volcanic bird enemy reaction 🙏
U ever heard of this album called 6 feet beneath the moon by king krule its pretty great
"I have an idea [what it means] ... I don't like that idea" yeah sorry about that buddy 😬
Yesss finally!!!
The World We Knew by Frank Sinatra it's a 30 minute album with some beautiful love songs on it and explores some other themes, you should listen
Please do Feels by Animal Collective or After the Magic next
That thumbnail picture is right on point 👌 Another good choice my man. If you listen to Everything Everything - get to heaven. I will name my next goldfish after you.
Please react to Ceremonials by Florence + The Machine ❤🔥
listening to this album for the first time without knowing it’s a concept album is so…😭
record a rating of the DIIV album "Is The Is Are"
PLEASE react to Caligula by Lingua Ignota, warning, it deals with abuse
200th Video!! (Atleast from what it says on the channel) Anyways nice guitar tune at the very beginning of da vud
Please react to Lingua Ignota's Caligula! its about her abuse story and is amazing. Its the only album that tops Ethel cain for me
Great video man! Could you do a video where you listen to Gigi Masin’s album: ‘Wind’
Saw her live at Coachella and cried. React to the rest of the bjork albums tho
damnnn i been meaning to listen to this you should peep volcanic bird enemy and the voiced concern by lil ugly mane next
Yessss he needs to hear some Ugly Mane
Still pushing for I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, someday...
I laughed so hard when he grabbed a bible, when ptolomea came in 😭😭 so real!!
Could you react to superdrag regretfully yours it deserves to have more people hear it considering how good it is
great reaction! as always my request is volcanic bird enemy by lil ugly mane :))
Hi smags just wanted to come ask really quick if you could react to 40 oz to freedom by sublime 🙏🏽
Virtue by The Voidz IM BEGGING YOU😩😩😩
Please check out “Ys” by Joanna Newsom 🙏
Idk if you’ve got a recommendation for this yet, but Adrianne Lenker from Big Thief just dropped a solo album called “Bright Future”! It’s amazing and you should check it out!
Sams town by the killers would be a great reaction!
day 7 of asking for duck stab by the residents 🗡🦆
Phenomenal album 🔥
you gotta do a big black reaction!!
atomizer is a great start
can we plsss get and ivory (deluxe???) by omar apollo reaction ? 😸😸
i recommend you a fiona apple similar chilean artist called francisca valenzuela her best album is ''muerdete la lengua'' type 50s rock and 2000s punk mix, is type of female rage artist with curious and hypnotic voice
please please please do "Peripheral Vision" by Turnover, will hit you in the FEELS
would love to see you do more lana. i think ud rlly like honeymoon or lust for life.
Can u react Folly by Rivi Palomino, Natural Born Losers by Nicole Dollanganger and Daisy by Rosie Diamond
finally omfg!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey you should definitely react to wallsocket by underscores its killer
You should listen to desire I want to turn into you by Caroline Polacheck
This album❤️
Listen to the turning wheel by spellling :)
I have green eyes
You should listen to the ghost~pop tape by Devon Hendryx I’m surprised you haven’t yet
You should definitely listen to Blackout from the scorpions
Please, you need to listen to I Let It In And It Took Everything by Loathe!!!
alrighty! ill be the paragraph girl explaining the lore :)
essentially "ethel cain" is a manifestation of Hatden Anhedönia's trauma that "had become toxic and cancerous I had to cut it off" this became ethel cain.
Ethels story goes as follows: her dad (who used to abuse her, as heard in hard times and family tree) died in a housefire. she meets willoughby in house in nebraska, but he leaves without a trace. she then meets some guy (forgot his name) who doesnt treat her well at all and he ends up passing away in a police shootout. she then meets isaiah in "thoroughfare"
something important to note is that while thoroughfare portrays this love as a true pure lovd, ethel cain actually released a missing image poster saying she was last seen being forced into his truck. isaiah then does as he says and takes her out west. however, he instead starts pimping her out and feeding her drugs. she dies in august underground and ascends to heaven in televangelism. please please PLEASE i know im missing a lot but dont come for me 😭
OH yeah isaiah has a mental break and eats a piece of her and then dies, as seen in strangers
The Acrobats - Helvetia
YAY
came here for the strangers reaction
I need you to review 7 by beach house 🙏
Asking for david bowie low pls
you should review towncryer by untitled halo. It’s my fav rn