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Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born March 24, 1998), known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model. Anhedönia is noted for her lyrics focused on nostalgic and
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themes, while her music has been associated with the ambient,
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, and
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genres. Anhedönia has released multiple recordings under various aliases before officially starting her main project in mid-2019. Three
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s (EPs) preceded her debut studio album, '' Preacher's Daughter'', which was released in 2022 to acclaim from music critics—many of whom called it one of the best albums of the year. Following its release, she garnered a
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online. Her standalone recording ''
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'' followed in January 2025. Anhedönia's second album, '' Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You'', serves as a
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to the lyrical narrative of ''Preacher's Daughter'' and is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2025.


Early life

Anhedönia was born on March 24, 1998, in
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, and raised in
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. She is the eldest of four children in a
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family. Her father was a
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, and she was involved in the church choir from a young age, like her mother. At age 8, Anhedönia began studying
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, with musical influences from a variety of
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. The church was Anhedönia's first exposure to music: "My whole life was always singing, always, always music all the time", she said. She left the church at the age of 16. Anhedönia was
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.


Career


2017–2021: Career beginnings and EPs

Anhedönia officially started making music in 2017, experimenting with "dreamy bedroom pop demos" under different monikers. As White Silas, she first published
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-inspired singles and mixtapes to
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and
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. In 2019, Anhedönia started recording music as Ethel Cain, which became her current main project. For the new moniker, she thought of a "womanly, matronly, old American name" while also taking inspiration from the biblical figure of
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. Her first extended play as Ethel Cain, ''Carpet Bed'', consisted of four songs and was released on September 13, 2019. Months later, she released her second EP, ''Golden Age'', on December 1. After the latter's release, she was backed by the artist Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, who praised her for her "mature songwriting and understanding of melody". In January 2020, after recommendation from Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Anhedönia was discovered by the rapper Lil Aaron while headlining a show with Edith Underground, Girlfiend, and Lil Bo Weep in
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. She was then invited by him to meet with the publishing company
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and signed with them soon after. In February 2021, Anhedönia released her first single as Ethel Cain and under the new publishing contract, "
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", which featured Lil Aaron. The song was described by ''
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'' as
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,
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, and "even
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". Her second single, "
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", followed on March 18 and received a
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on August 3. The two singles were part of her third EP, ''
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'', which was released on April 23. The ambient-
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and
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EP was named by ''
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'' as one of The 49 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2021 and received a score of 7.6 out of 10 by the website. Later on August 24, a stripped version of "Crush" was also published. On March 8, 2022, she released a cover of the song "
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" by
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as part of
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, in observance of
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.


2022–2024: ''Preacher's Daughter''

On March 17, 2022, Anhedönia released the single "
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" and subsequently announced her debut album, titled '' Preacher's Daughter'' and released on May 12, 2022, through her own
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, Daughters of Cain. A
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that creates a narrative "centered around the character Ethel Cain", it received a positive reception from music critics and was named one of the best albums of the year. It was also preceded by the release of the singles "
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" on April 7 and " American Teenager" on April 21, the latter receiving a music video on July 21. In support of the album, Anhedönia embarked on the Freezer Bride Tour in 2022 and the Blood Stained Blonde Tour in 2023. She was also an opening act at one concert of
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's Dance Fever Tour and
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's Spiraling Tour. Anhedönia performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. On June 3, 2023, Anhedönia fainted on stage while performing at the
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in Sydney, Australia, as part of Vivid Live, resulting in the show's cancellation. She returned to performing the next day. She also performed at
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and
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with
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and Muna in August 2023. On December 5, 2023, Anhedönia announced the Childish Behaviour Tour, an eight-show tour that began on June 3, 2024, and was slated to end on June 27, 2024. After sharing the song on
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a year before, on July 21, 2023 she released " Famous Last Words (An Ode to Eaters)", inspired by
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's film '' Bones and All'', along with 1017 ALYX 9SM. With a "darkly poignant" music video, it was included in the project's first
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. In that year, Anhedönia appeared as a guest vocalist on the songs "Dying Star" by
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and "222" by Angel Diaz (also known as Vyva Melinkolya) from the albums '' Weedkiller'' and ''Unbecoming'', respectively. Anhedönia placed on the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 2024 for Music. She opened for
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's 2024 concert tour in support of her album ''
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'' (2023). On February 14, 2024, she released a song titled "من النهر” (meaning " From the River"), which she described as a "prayer" for
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. On September 5, 2024, Anhedönia released a cover of the track "For Sure", which appeared on ''American Football: Covers'', a
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by the American emo band
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in tribute to their 1999 record of the same name. Days later, they performed the track together at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.


2025–present: ''Perverts'' and ''Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You''

On October 14, 2024, Anhedönia announced her studio recording ''
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'', which was released on January 8, 2025. An experimental drone project, it was preceded by the release of the lead single, " Punish". In April 2025, ''Preacher's Daughter'' received a
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release, which caused it to debut on various charts worldwide, including the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number ten, marking her first entry on the chart. The album also debuted atop ''
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''s
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chart Anhedönia's second album, titled '' Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You'', is scheduled to be released in August 2025. It will serve as a
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to ''Preacher's Daughter'' and will be accompanied by the Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour. On May 28, 2025, Anhedönia announced the album's lead single, " Nettles", which was released on June 4, 2025.


Artistry

Anhedönia's musical style has been classified as
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, gothic,
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,
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,
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,
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, and ambient. She also finds inspiration from
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,
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,
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, and
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. After Anhedönia gained popularity with her single "Crush" from her EP ''
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'' (2021), this song being more
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-oriented than her usual alternative style, she talked about her "fear" of making pop music, saying that "once you make pop music, your other genres won't be taken as seriously", but "she has worked to make the music she wants." Anhedönia plans to release a book surrounding the story of her album ''Preacher's Daughter'' alongside a film once her trilogy albums are released. Music critics have praised the "cinematography" in her songs, due to Anhedönia's interest in movies and building songs with scenes and characters. According to ''
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'', Anhedönia musically combines "elements of rock, country and cinematic nostalgia" paired with "ethereal vocals and raw lyrics to create her unique sound". Her early musical influences included
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, the
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, and a variety of
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. Discovering pop music as a teenager, Anhedönia named
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, lead vocalist of the band
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, as her "teen idol".


Personal life


Sexuality and identity

Anhedönia
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as
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to her family at the age of 12, and on her 20th birthday, she publicly came out as a
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: "As I got older, I found out there were other options", she said. Reflecting on this, she recalled: "It was made clear to everyone that I was not like other people. Whenever I started to develop, I started to come into my own as a trans woman. We were a house divided—it was me versus my whole town." The singer later identified herself as a
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woman. She is
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, which she learned upon seeking a diagnosis in her adulthood. Reflecting on how being autistic has impacted her artistry, she has stated:


Religious beliefs

Reflecting on her religious upbringing in a 2021 interview, Anhedönia said that she still considered herself a
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: "Whether I like it or not, God always has and always will be a huge part of my life. Whether he's being used as a comforting figure or a threat, I've always been surrounded by it. It's not really something you can walk away from. And I'd rather just sit with it than be like 'Fuck the church! In an interview for ''
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'' in August 2023, she revealed that all of her family have since left the church, though she clarified they are still religious in some ways. She elaborated in a
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post in 2022 that she does not consider herself a Christian, nor as someone who cares about religion. However, she "still abides by the values hewas raised on", such as kindness, graciousness, and loving her neighbor.


Political views

The lyrics of Anhedönia's song "American Teenager" express criticisms of US gun culture, anti-war sentiment, and political and religious disillusionment. It was included by former
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in his list of favorite songs of 2022, which prompted surprise from Anhedönia that a former president had included her "anti-war, anti-patriotism fake pop song" in his end-of-year list. On February 14, 2024, she released a song on SoundCloud titled "" (""; ), a reference to the
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phrase " from the river to the sea". She has expressed disapproval of United States presidents
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and
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. Additionally, she expressed support for Luigi Mangione, suspected of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.


Other ventures

Anhedönia began modeling in campaigns for
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, and
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, and debuted on the
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runway for Eckhaus Latta. On February 6, 2025,
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signed Anhedönia as part of their roster.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Other studio recordings


Singles


Promotional singles


Music videos


Tours

Headlining * The Freezer Bride Tour (2022) * Blood Stained Blonde Tour (2023) * The Childish Behaviour Tour (2024) * The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour (2025) Opening act * Florence & The MachineDance Fever Tour (2022) *
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Spiraling Tour (2023) *
Boygenius Boygenius (stylized in lowercase as boygenius) is an American indie rock supergroup consisting of American singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. They debuted with their self-titled EP in 2018, and then returned af ...
The Tour (2023) *
Mitski Mitsuki Laycock (born September 27, 1990), also known as Mitski Miyawaki, and known professionally as Mitski, is an American singer-songwriter. She Self-publishing, self-released her first two albums, ''Lush (Mitski album), Lush'' (2012), and '' ...
– The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We Tour (2024)


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