beabadoobee have announced their fourth studio album, “Pylon”which is out September 18 via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records. The announcement comes alongside the release of their lead single, “The sun has set”, and news of her first ever arena tour.
The record follows 2024’s UK No.1 album This is how tomorrow moves and marks a noticeable change in the sound. Across her 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 electricity pylons that Beatrice Laus often passed on tour, the album grew out of a period characterized by distance, isolation and the uncertainty of her mid-twenties. These ideas carry over into “Sun Has Set,” a brooding, guitar-driven track that trades beabadoobee’s signature dreamy haze for crisper riffs, taut percussion and a sharper emotional edge.
Built as 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 a little bit of tunnel vision — it’s like, I hate you. You’re going to stay here and listen to how much I hate you. Because I never got to say it.”
The single comes with a striking first-person music video directed by Jake Erland, Lau’s longtime creative collaborator and partner. Filming almost entirely from her perspective, the visual draws viewers into the emotional fallout rather than asking them to observe it from afar. Its immersive approach echoes the song’s raw vulnerability and reinforces the restless, emotionally exposed world that Pylon seems intent on inhabiting.
Pylon also features a string of guest appearances, including Hayley Williams on ‘Nothing to Prove’ and Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates on ‘Powerlines’. Elsewhere, Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall and Title Fight’s Shane Moran contribute to the record, while 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel co-produced “Write Me A Letter”.
To support the album, beabadoobee will be launched Powerlines Tour on October 1. The trek marks the biggest headline 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 dates in North America and the UK, while Violet Grohl will support shows in parts of Europe.
Artist sales begin June 29, with general ticket sales opening July 2 via beabadoobee’s official website.
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