The American singer-songwriter and record producer Hayden Silas Anhedönia has recorded songs for one studio album, three extended plays (EPs), and one other studio recording as Ethel Cain, as well as other projects with different monikers. She became interested in music from a young age, studying classical piano at age eight, and being involved in a church choir. After publishing demos of songs on SoundCloud, the singer officially started releasing music with the names Atlas and White Silas, with which she released several extended plays between 2017 and 2019. In that year, she released Carpet Bed and Golden Age, her first two EPs as Ethel Cain, through her own Daughters of Cain record label. After signing with Prescription Songs in 2020, she released Inbred, with which she gained prominence and popularity, especially with the single "Crush".
In 2022, she released her critically acclaimed debut studio album Preacher's Daughter, a concept album which she wrote and produced in its entirety, with instrumental assistance from collaborators Matthew Tomasi and Steven Mark Colyer. She has written all of her original songs, and has collaborated with other artists, including Lil Aaron and Florence and the Machine. In 2023, she wrote and recorded the song "Famous Last Words (An Ode to Eaters)", for the first compilation album from the American project 1017 ALYX 9SM. Cain's drone studio recording Perverts was released in 2025, preceded by the single "Punish".
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+ Name of song, performers, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Original release Year "Age of Delilah" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred (Deluxe) 2021 "Aging Young Women" Anna von Hausswolff featuring Ethel Cain Iconoclasts 2025 "A House In Nebraska" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "A Knock At The Door" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Amber Waves" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "American Teenager" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Steven Mark Colyer Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Antlers" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Carpet Bed EP 2019 "August Underground" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Matthew Tomasi Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Casings" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age 2019 "Child of Cain" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age (Deluxe) 2019 "Crush" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred 2021 "Crying During Sex" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred (Deluxe) 2021 "Dog Days" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Carpet Bed EP 2019 "Dust Bowl" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Dying Star" Ashnikko featuring Ethel Cain Ashton Nicole Casey Hayden Silas Anhedönia Ilsey Juber Slinger Weedkiller 2023 "Earnhardt" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred (Deluxe) 2021 "Etienne" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Everytime" Ethel Cain Britney Spears Annet Artani 2022 "Family Tree" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Family Tree (Intro)" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Famous Last Words (An Ode to Eaters)" 1017 ALYX 9SM and Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Compilation Vol. 1 2023 "For Sure" Ethel Cain Mike Kinsella Steve Holmes Steve Lamos American Football (Covers) 2024 "Fuck Me Eyes" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Gibson Girl" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "God's Country" Ethel Cain featuring Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Hayden Silas Anhedönia Adam McIlwee Inbred 2021 "Golden Age" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age 2019 "Growing Pains" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Carpet Bed EP 2019 "Hard Times" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Head in the Wall" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age 2019 "Housofpsychoticwomn" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Inbred" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred 2021 "Janie" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Knuckle Velvet" Ethel Cain and Yah Wav Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age 2019 "Lilies" Ethel Cain and Mercy Necromancy Hayden Silas Anhedönia Tara Oaks Golden Age 2019 "Michelle Pfeiffer" Ethel Cain featuring Lil Aaron Hayden Silas Anhedönia Kora Puckett Lil Aaron Inbred 2021 "Misuse Oh" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Carpet Bed EP 2019 "Morning Elvis" (Live at Denver Ball Arena) Florence and the Machine and Ethel Cain Florence Welch Dave Bayley 2022 "Nettles" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Onanist" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Perverts" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Ptolemaea" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Matthew Tomasi Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Pulldrone" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Punish" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2024 "Radio Towers" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Selby Wall" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age (Deluxe) 2019 "Sun Bleached Flies" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Strangers" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Sunday Morning" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Golden Age 2019 "Tempest" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Televangelism" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Thatorchia" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Thoroughfare" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Two-Headed Mother" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred 2021 "Unpunishable" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Inbred 2021 "Vacillator" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Perverts 2025 "Waco, Texas" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Western Nights" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Preacher's Daughter 2022 "Willoughby's Interlude" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025 "Willoughby's Theme" Ethel Cain Hayden Silas Anhedönia Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You 2025
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