Ethel Cain has shared her new single 'Fuck Me Eyes'
Ethel Cain releases new track exploring high school themes ahead of her sophomore album and extensive world tour.
Ethel Cain has released new track 'Fuck Me Eyes', taken from her forthcoming second album 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You', which arrives on 8th August.
The song continues to explore themes established in her previous work, as Cain creator Hayden Anhedönia explains: "Continuing in the theme of high school anxieties, 'Fuck Me Eyes' (on top of being an homage to one of my favorite pop songs of all time, 'Bette Davis Eyes') is meant to be an ode to the girls who are perfect and have everything, yet carry the reputation of town slut. The beautiful blonde who is just lonely and wants to be loved, that all the adults condemn to each other, who ultimately is the girl everyone simultaneously can't stand and wants to be."
"I wrote the beginning of this song five years ago, making it the oldest demo for the record," she continues. "As the story became more fleshed out, I realized it had a more relevant place on the album than I originally thought. This song represents Ethel's complicated feelings for the girl she's convinced has caught her crush's eye, as well as her 16-year-old thoughts on the matter."
The new album serves as a prequel to Cain's 2022 debut album 'Preacher's Daughter'. Produced and recorded by Cain over the past year across studios in Daleville, AL, Coraopolis, PA and Tallahassee, FL, the record explores the story of Ethel's first love, Willoughby Tucker.
The song continues to explore themes established in her previous work, as Cain creator Hayden Anhedönia explains: "Continuing in the theme of high school anxieties, 'Fuck Me Eyes' (on top of being an homage to one of my favorite pop songs of all time, 'Bette Davis Eyes') is meant to be an ode to the girls who are perfect and have everything, yet carry the reputation of town slut. The beautiful blonde who is just lonely and wants to be loved, that all the adults condemn to each other, who ultimately is the girl everyone simultaneously can't stand and wants to be."
"I wrote the beginning of this song five years ago, making it the oldest demo for the record," she continues. "As the story became more fleshed out, I realized it had a more relevant place on the album than I originally thought. This song represents Ethel's complicated feelings for the girl she's convinced has caught her crush's eye, as well as her 16-year-old thoughts on the matter."
The new album serves as a prequel to Cain's 2022 debut album 'Preacher's Daughter'. Produced and recorded by Cain over the past year across studios in Daleville, AL, Coraopolis, PA and Tallahassee, FL, the record explores the story of Ethel's first love, Willoughby Tucker.
Following the album's release, Cain will embark on the Willoughby Tucker Forever tour across North America and Europe, which sold out 170,000 tickets within weeks of going on sale in March.
The dates in full read:
AUGUST
12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
16 Edgefield, Portland, OR
18 The Greek Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
20 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
21 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
22 Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
24 The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
25 713 Music Hall, Houston, TX
26 Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
28 The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
29 The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
30 Asheville Yards, Asheville, NC
SEPTEMBER
4 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
5 The Anthem, Washington, D.C.
6 The Met, Philadelphia, PA
9 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
10 Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
12 Roadrunner, Boston, MA
13 Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
16 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
17 Masonic Cathedral Theatre, Detroit, MI
19 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN
20 The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds), Chicago, IL
OCTOBER
2 O2 Apollo, Manchester, England
3 O2 Apollo, Manchester, England
4 O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Eventim Apollo, London, England
7 Eventim Apollo, London, England
9 Eventim Apollo, London, England
10 Eventim Apollo, London, England
11 Eventim Apollo, London, England
14 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
15 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
16 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
18 L'Olympia, Paris, France
19 L'Olympia, Paris, France
21 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
23 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
24 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
25 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
27 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
28 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
31 Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
NOVEMBER
1 Velký sál Lucerna, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
4 X-tra, Zurich, Switzerland
5 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
7 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
8 Teatro Eslava, Madrid, Spain
9 LAV Warehouse, Lisbon, Portugal
The dates in full read:
AUGUST
12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
16 Edgefield, Portland, OR
18 The Greek Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
20 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
21 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
22 Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
24 The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
25 713 Music Hall, Houston, TX
26 Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
28 The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
29 The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
30 Asheville Yards, Asheville, NC
SEPTEMBER
4 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
5 The Anthem, Washington, D.C.
6 The Met, Philadelphia, PA
9 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
10 Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
12 Roadrunner, Boston, MA
13 Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY
15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
16 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
17 Masonic Cathedral Theatre, Detroit, MI
19 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN
20 The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds), Chicago, IL
OCTOBER
2 O2 Apollo, Manchester, England
3 O2 Apollo, Manchester, England
4 O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Eventim Apollo, London, England
7 Eventim Apollo, London, England
9 Eventim Apollo, London, England
10 Eventim Apollo, London, England
11 Eventim Apollo, London, England
14 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
15 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
16 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
18 L'Olympia, Paris, France
19 L'Olympia, Paris, France
21 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
23 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
24 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
25 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
27 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
28 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
31 Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
NOVEMBER
1 Velký sál Lucerna, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
4 X-tra, Zurich, Switzerland
5 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
7 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
8 Teatro Eslava, Madrid, Spain
9 LAV Warehouse, Lisbon, Portugal
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