Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
2025 studio album by Ethel Cain
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter and record producer Ethel Cain. It was released by her independent record label Daughters of Cain on August 8, 2025, as her second release of the year, following the standalone recording Perverts (2025). The lyrical narrative present in Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You serves as the prequel to Cain's debut album, Preacher's Daughter (2022). The singles "Nettles" and "Fuck Me Eyes" preceded the album in June and July 2025, respectively.
Upon its release, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You was met with critical acclaim and debuted within the top 10 on the main charts of Australia, New Zealand and Scotland. To promote the album, Cain embarked on the Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour, which passed through North America, Europe and Australia between August 2025 and July 2026. The album is a return to the Americana music as her debut, also including slowcore, contemporary folk, indie pop and shoegaze genres.
Background
In 2022, Ethel Cain released her debut studio album, Preacher's Daughter, which garnered her critical acclaim and a cult following. In interviews published at the end of the year, she revealed that she was working on an extended play (EP) serving as a prequel to the album's narrative. She stated that it would be centered on the main character's teenage years and her romance with Willoughby, a man who the track "A House in Nebraska" was written about.
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