With 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Beabadoobee stuck mostly to the alt-pop sound she’s known for. Now it looks like the English singer-songwriter — who turned 26 earlier this month — is pivoting to emo. Today, she’s announcing her fourth studio album Pylon, and it features major alternative names like Hayley Williams, Matty Healy, Chino Moreno, Brendan Yates, and George Daniel, as well as low-key legends like Title Fight’s Shane Moran and Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall.
“A lot of the songs on this record are things I wish I could have said to someone,” Beabadoobee explains of the lead single “Sun Has Set,” out now. “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.”
“Sun Has Set” has the explosive angst and edgy infectiousness of a Title Fight cut. It comes with a video directed by Beabadoobee’s partner and longtime visual collaborator Jake Erland; watch below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Pylon”
02 “Sun Has Set”
03 “Estranged”
04 “Switchblade”
05 “Write Me A Letter”
06 “It’s Alright”
07 “In Motion”
08 “Memories”
09 “Nothing To Prove”
10 “Radio”
11 “Powerlines”
12 “Spark”
13 “Despite That”
14 “Satellite”
TOUR DATES:
07/30 – Saint Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
07/31 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Official Lolla Aftershow)
08/02 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater
08/07 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
10/01 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena*
10/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center*
10/03 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden*
10/05 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*
10/07 – Toronto, Canada @ Scotiabank Arena*
10/08 – Laval, Québec Canada @ Place Bell*
10/10 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion*
10/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center*
10/13 – Orlando, FL @ Addition Financial Arena*
10/14 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena*
10/16 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
10/17 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater*
10/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre*
10/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum*
10/24 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena*
10/26 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena*
10/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*
10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena*
11/14 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro*
11/16 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena*
11/17 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena*
11/18 – London @ The O2*
11/23 – Copenhagen, DK @ K.B. Hallen
11/24 – Stockholm, SE @ Fryshuset Arenan
11/27 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum
11/30 – Paris, FR @ Zenith^
12/02 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live^
12/04 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National^
12/06 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom^
12/07 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle^
w/ Wisp *
w/ Violet Grohl ^
Pylon is out 9/18 via Dirty Hit / Interscope. Pre-order it here.
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