beabadoobee has announced her fourth studio album, ‘Pylon’, due out Sept. 18 via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records. The announcement arrives alongside the release of its lead single, ‘Sun Has Set’, and news of her first-ever headline arena tour.
The record follows 2024’s UK No. 1 album This Is How Tomorrow Moves and marks a noticeable shift in sound. Across its 14 tracks, beabadoobee leans further into grunge, Midwest emo and ’90s alternative rock, trading some of her dreamy indie textures for heavier guitars and sharper edges.
Named after the electricity pylons Beatrice Laus frequently passed while touring, the album grew out of a period marked by distance, isolation and the uncertainties of her mid-twenties. Those ideas carry into “Sun Has Set,” a brooding, guitar-driven track that trades beabadoobee’s signature dreamy haze for crunchier riffs, taut percussion and a sharper emotional edge.
Built like a slow-burning confrontation, the song channels the frustration of words left unsaid before erupting into a chorus that feels both cathartic and combustible. “A lot of the songs on this record are things I wish I could have said to someone,” Laus said. “This song has this petty tunnel vision — it’s like, I hate you. You’re gonna stay here and listen to how much I hate you. Because I never got to say that.”
The single arrives with a striking first-person music video directed by Jake Erland, Laus’ longtime creative collaborator and partner. Filmed almost entirely from her perspective, the visual pulls viewers into the emotional fallout rather than asking them to observe it from afar. Its immersive approach echoes the song’s raw vulnerability, reinforcing the restless, emotionally exposed world that Pylon appears set to inhabit.
Pylon also features a lineup of guest appearances, including Hayley Williams on “Nothing to Prove” and Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates on “Powerlines.” Elsewhere, Chino Moreno of Deftones, Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall and Title Fight’s Shane Moran contribute to the record, while The 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel co-produced “Write Me A Letter.”
To support the album, beabadoobee will launch The Powerlines Tour on Oct. 1. The trek marks the biggest headline run of her career and her first arena tour, with dates across North America, the UK and Europe, including stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and London’s The O2. Wisp will join select North American and UK dates, while Violet Grohl will support shows across parts of Europe.
Artist presale begins June 29, with general ticket sales opening July 2 through beabadoobee’s official website.
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