Ethel Cain

[TrashMagiq 59,244]

On 11/12/2024 at 5:53 PM, TrashMagiq said:

I'm very excited for this album but I can already tell it's gonna create the most unbearably pretentious takes on people not being into ambient music and 10+ minute songs by people that desperately want to come across as cool and highbrow. 

 

This is already ringing true lol. Anyways, I think it's cool that she's making the type of music she wants to make instead of leaning into what people expect of her, but I do think a lot of her fans will fully force themselves to like this EP and even pretend like this is miles ahead of Preacher's Daughter because it's less accessible and enjoying it gives them some type of sense of superiority (which is normal if you're a teenager, but if you're a grown adult and still care about all that then... grow up no shade). That's not saying there won't be many fans who will genuinely love this EP though. I'm currently 5 tracks in, I really enjoy Punish and Vacillator. I don't see myself listening to this EP in full again though.

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

I don't know what y'all was expecting from Ethel since she spent most of 2024 releasing ambient songs on soundcloud, one of which was 40 minutes. 

 

But anyway, i truly hope this project creates a dramatic shift in the perception of drone music and ambient. Typing my review for Perverts as we speak. Y'all need to lock urselfs in a dark room and listen to this shit with eyes closed. Imagine the experience of the music. Please.

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

7 minutes ago, domandapiano said:

On one hand I support and will eagerly listen to whatever she does and on the other hand the number of obsessive fans who are excited for her to “lose fans” because of the musics inaccessibility  is really strange and off putting.

this. i wish i was in 2022 again stanning ethel bc her fanbase since 2023 has been so weird.

 

its a mixed batch of prentetious people who wanna gatekeep her and are so excited with this idea that she's trying to push people away, and they project that idea on swifties who came into the fandom who aren't fond at all of the idea of a body of work like perverts. they find it weird and offputting. not really their fault i can't lie, but i wish there was more people who actually could appreciate the art ethel makes, and her concepts etc etc, not all this bullshit about "ur too pussy to listen to ethel cain" or "no one wants to hear shitty white noise etc etc" when the project itself is far beyond the idea of just white noise. did you even listen to perverts in the first place? 

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

Amber Waves is so beautiful... Perverts is officially a 10 from me. I think the only release this year that could knock this off with Birthing by Swans

[79lipstick 501]

having listened to the album twice now, i think people are rushing to judgment. through all her old projects and the ambient releases that defined her 2024 output, if you find this album ""inaccessible"" outside of perverts and maybe pulldrone, it really is just skill issue lol 

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i'm dying to hear this album

[Disx 73]

pretentious fans are annoying but like i mentioned a few weeks ago i think it's even more annoying to say this isn't music or that people are pretending to enjoy it. she's been doing this for a hot minute so if we didn't like it we wouldn't listen in the first place lol

 

there's nothing wrong with AT/Crush, those are classics in my books but she has said many times that she doesn't enjoy that poppier lane and it's not what she's going for so of course the ep will divide fans (already happening lmfao) but hopefully it opens people up to new types of music!

that's what it's all about and i hope all of us can take something from the project <3 i'm on hous and loving it already 

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

On my second listen... straight to my top 10 fave albums oat it goes I think

[motel six 4,645]

this has probably been asked a million times but is it out at 12 local time?

houseofpsychoticwomn is one of my fav songs by her so i can’t wait to get it on spotify 

[honeyslow 6,050]

oh slay I didn’t know this was a local release I will be listening real soon 

[bluechemtrails 27,588]

1 minute ago, motel six said:

this has probably been asked a million times but is it out at 12 local time?

houseofpsychoticwomn is one of my fav songs by her so i can’t wait to get it on spotify 

probably, it's still out in new zeeland

[Fuck Our Generation 800]

Does it drop at local time?

 

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

13 minutes ago, Fuck Our Generation said:

Does it drop at local time?

 

yes

[Shadowheart 3,819]

okay, im not into ambient music and white noise, however unlike other clowns i wont be shitting on a project and an artist overall because of my personal taste towards a certain type of music. I still appreciate the songs with a more standard structure which is Punish, Amber Ways and Vacillator. 

 

Will i be returning to the ambient trakcs? No. Will i be streaming the songs with vocals religiously? Yes. I am also happy she is releasing a new project, i would prefer the B-sides or Preacher's Wife, however i am patient and happy for the new tracks we just got 

[Lanaparadiserey 24,299]

Found a somewhat ethical way to listen to it

 

Perverts title track is so good

[ItsRavenHunty 1,422]

well i love tracks 3 and 6 for sure

[maysparkle 2,432]

It’s not out in CA yet but everyone keeps talking about white noise. I fucking love white noise. I have like 5 white noise machines in my bedroom to block out traffic sounds, so I’m good with it. I also love ambient music and loved the instrumental tracks on PD. I’m more excited than ever now to listen to Perverts. Sometimes artists don’t do what we want, but having an open mind and good headphones can for sure improve the experience and add more layers. I mean, I say all this having not heard it yet, obviously, but the sentiment stands

[lakeemmahottie 1,748]

I will claw my way to the Great Dark and we will not speak of this place again.

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so that Amber Waves snippet she shared on insta is a bit different than the final we got? or am i just remembering it wrong

[Terrence Loves Me 72,915]

5 hours ago, 111 said:

some of you pretending to be excited for ambient noise you can find on youtube... ethel cain make good music again challenge

 

ima start throwing hands