Ethel Cain released multiple recordings under various aliases before officially starting her main project in mid-2019.
24 Facts About Ethel Cain
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Ethel Cain is the eldest of four children in a Southern Baptist family.
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Ethel Cain's father was a deacon, and she was involved in the church choir from a young age, like her mother.
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Ethel Cain's first extended play as Ethel Cain, Carpet Bed, consisted of four songs and was released on September 13,2019.
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In January 2020, after recommendation from Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Ethel Cain was discovered by the rapper Lil Aaron while headlining a show with Edith Underground, Girlfiend, and Lil Bo Weep in Los Angeles.
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Ethel Cain was then invited by him to meet with the publishing company Prescription Songs and signed with them soon after.
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On March 17,2022, Ethel Cain released the single "Gibson Girl" and subsequently announced her debut album, titled Preacher's Daughter and released on May 12,2022, through her own record label, Daughters of Ethel Cain.
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In support of the album, Ethel Cain embarked on the Freezer Bride Tour in 2022 and the Blood Stained Blonde Tour in 2023.
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Ethel Cain was an opening act at one concert of Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever Tour and Caroline Polachek's Spiraling Tour.
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Ethel Cain performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023.
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On June 3,2023, Ethel Cain fainted on stage while performing at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, as part of Vivid Live, resulting in the show's cancellation.
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Ethel Cain performed at Reading Festival and Gunnersbury Park with Boygenius and Muna in August 2023.
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On December 5,2023, Ethel Cain announced the Childish Behaviour Tour, an eight-show tour that began on June 3,2024, and was slated to end on June 27,2024.
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In that year, Ethel Cain appeared as a guest vocalist on the songs "Dying Star" by Ashnikko and "222" by Angel Diaz from the albums Weedkiller and Unbecoming, respectively.
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Ethel Cain placed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 for Music.
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Ethel Cain opened for Mitski's 2024 concert tour in support of her album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.
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On September 5,2024, Ethel Cain released a cover of the track "For Sure", which appeared on American Football: Covers, a cover album by the American emo band American Football in tribute to their 1999 record of the same name.
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On October 14,2024, Ethel Cain announced her studio recording Perverts, which was released on January 8,2025.
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Ethel Cain finds inspiration from gospel music, country music, classic rock, and alternative music.
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Ethel Cain came out as gay to her family at the age of 12, and on her 20th birthday, she publicly came out as a trans woman: "As I got older, I found out there were other options", she said.
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Ethel Cain is autistic, which she learned upon seeking a diagnosis in her adulthood.
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Ethel Cain elaborated in a Tumblr post in 2022 that she does not consider herself a Christian, nor as someone who cares about religion.
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Ethel Cain has expressed disapproval of United States presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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Ethel Cain began modeling in campaigns for Givenchy, Miu Miu, and Marc Jacobs, and debuted on the New York Fashion Week runway for Eckhaus Latta.