“Ptolemaea,” Preacher’s Daughter (2022)

Ethel Cain’s track “Ptolemaea” is titled after one of the four subcircles of Dante’s ninth circle, where the traitors to guests are punished. About the ninth circle, Cain reportedly says, “I was immediately like, ‘That’s how it feels.’ When someone invites you in, brings you into their life, just to hurt you. I was scared of the demo the next day when I listened to it.”   — “Ptolemaea (song),” Ethel Cain Lies Here fandom site (retrieved January, 22 2024)

Listen to the track on YouTube here.

Contributed by Mia Boswell