Ethel Cain - Punish (Official Video)

It's happening to everybody.

Taken from "Perverts", out everywhere January 8th, 2025.

Directors: Hayden Anhedonia & Silken Weinberg
Director of Photography: Joanna Nguyen
First Assistant Camera: Mike Gunetong
Gaffer: Ant Boyd
Key Grip: Pauli Dandino
Editor: Hayden Anhedonia

Special thanks to Marlee Kula & Michael O'Meara.

[Lizardqueen]

Something I most appreciate about Ethel Cain is her encouragement of patient listening. We’re living in a time where we’re flooded with easily-digestible 2-minute songs (not a dig at any of those artists, I enjoy plenty of those songs myself), so it’s really refreshing and mentally stimulating every time Hayden takes us on 7+ minute journeys with her music. These songs start soft and delicate and build into something devouring, explosive, and cathartic. Listening to songs like “Punish, ” “Thoroughfare, ” and “Two Headed Mother, ” there comes a tipping point when I feel my whole being buzzing, as if I’ve taken the first plunge on a roller coaster. Few artists have ever made me feel that intensity of being swallowed up by sounds and I’m so excited that I get to experience Ethel Cain as she creates new art.

[PastelNr]

It's nice to see my favorite Legend of Zelda youtuber trying out music!

[glandulaoxidante]

Not to hype this up but I'm expecting the most transcendental album ever produced by a human being

[erin-leighadams]

this is the closest I’ll ever get to feeling spiritually enlightened

[zhongxiuhe]

Brat Summer is done, the winter belongs to Mother.

[myae]

the ring that she was talking about a year ago finally makes appearance

[minimalea]

The way she says "it has always been this way" just absolutely fucking crushes me

[calgrace]

3:43
"That I was an angel, but they made me leave. They made me leave"
Holy shit i can already tell I'm going to go absolutely feral analysing this album. This part just hit me right in the chest

[Lili-vcn]

An actual official new track feels unreal, can’t believe it’s happening

[eguy]

The monotonous sound of what seems to be an old swing set is so haunting but it feels universal. Very grateful for the exchange of energy as always. Lovely song

[caitlin]

“it has always been this way” and then when the guitar comes in… I’m obsessed

[ritwik]

im calling it this is gonna be one of those albums that people realize is literally like "generation-defining, one of the greatest, the most influential..." blah blah years from now because most people need to adjust their ears to truly capture the genius of this shit. THE VISUALS DAMN IT

[arslanahmad]

Words can't express how much her art means to me.

[skiddlydoobop]

the creaking in the background sounds like breathing in and out weakly it's feels so emotional

[Laineellicott]

Dropping this not only a new moon, but a SCORPIO new moon, a sign of rebirth, death and shadows. This is powerful diva

[mogicuentas]

Whatever's wrong with me
I will take to bed
I give in so easy
Nature chews on me
Little death like lead
Poisonous and heavy
It has always been this way
It has always been this way

I am punished by love
I am punished by love

In the morning I will mar myself again
He was a natural Plauché, saying "You won't forget this"
Shame is sharp, and my skin gives so easy
Only God knows, only God would believe
That I was an angel, but they made me leave
They made me leave

I am punished by love
I am punishеd by love
I am punished by love
I am punishеd by love

[mattiamusciacchia]

are you kidding me this is the most beautiful mv ever ???

[kelseynichole]

The use of light and darkness in this music video is hauntingly beautiful ugh this is a whole experience

[osidiusemphatic]

If you ever get bored of music, you have a good career making 1930s German horror films in your future.

[taylor]

Watching her walk down the corridor and the face reveal at the "they made me leave" bit oh my my freckles have floated from my body on the ceiling and the goosebumps I am receiving
Absolute art. I love you mother cain so much