beabadoobee announces new album ‘Pylon’ out 18 September on Dirty Hit/Interscope Records
beabadoobee today announces her hugely anticipated new album Pylon, available to pre-order and pre-save now, and due for release on 18 September 2026 via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records.
The follow up to her UK number 1 album This Is How Tomorrow Moves, the stark and striking fourth album by beabadoobee is named for the electricity towers that dot every major artery in the world—the strong, spindly structures that reminded Beatrice Laus of her connection to friends and family at home while she was staring down extreme disconnection and isolation on tour over the past few years.
The title can also be read as an allusion to Laus’ spiky, forceful new sound—the waves of distortion that crash and shatter across this record’s 14 songs mirroring the intense crackle you hear when walking under power lines. The pylon is also a fitting symbol for an album that reckons with the repetitive anxieties of your mid-twenties: What if I’m always going to be this way? What if life is just pylon after pylon on the road?
The album’s first single is available to stream and buy from today: “Sun Has Set” introduces Pylon as, in essence, a set of songs that began as diary entries, words that Laus thought she’d never be able to say out loud. “A lot of the songs on this record are things I wish I could have said to someone,” she says. “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 comes accompanied by a striking first person video directed by Bea’s partner and longtime visual collaborator Jake Erland.
Ever a devotee of pure rock music—both as something to be cherished and something to be played with—Laus casts these feelings in songs that touch on classic grunge, midwest emo and ‘90s radio rock, zeroing in on a sound that is both harsher and more direct than any of her previous records. She says the music she’s loved has “always been an influence” on her music, and so for B4 she went straight to the source. A fair few of Beabadoobee’s composite influences contributed to Pylon, a fact that speaks to the goodwill and respect Laus has amassed over the course of her relatively brief career.
Hayley Williams sings on “Nothing to Prove,” a deeply anthemic indie-rock song about getting your power back from fairweather friends who just want a bit of your success. The moody “Powerlines” features a verse from Turnstile singer Brendan Yates, a master of matching vocal force with emotional nuance. Elsewhere, you’ll find contributions from Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall, Deftones’ Chino Moreno, and Title Fight’s Shane Moran, as well as, on “Write Me A Letter”, production work from Laus’ longtime friends and collaborators Matty Healy and George Daniel of The 1975.
Beabadoobee will debut songs from the record on the Powerlines Tour, her first ever arena shows and biggest tour to date, taking in shows across North America, the UK and Europe this autumn-winter. The Powerlines Tour kicks off 1st October and includes stops at Madison Square Garden, The Kia Forum, The O2 and more (full routing below). Support comes from Wisp in the US, Canada and UK and Violet Grohl in France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Fans can preorder the album from beabadoobee’s webstore to access the exclusive ticket presale running on Tuesday June 30th at 10am local.
Access to Preferred Tickets is available to Mastercard cardholders in the UK on Thursday July 2nd at 10am . visit www.priceless.com/music to find out more.
Tickets go on general sale Thursday July 2nd at 10am local time. Visit beabadoobee.com/live and MetropolisMusic.com for tickets, full pre-sale and tour information.
October 1 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena*
October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center*
October 3 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*
October 5 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
October 7 – Toronto, Canada – Scotiabank Arena*
October 8 – Laval, Québec Canada – Place Bell*
October 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion*
October 11 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center*
October 13 – Orlando, FL – Addition Financial Arena*
October 14 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena*
October 16 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
October 17 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater*
October 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre*
October 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum*
October 24 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena*
October 26 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena*
October 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
October 29 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
November 14 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro*
November 16 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena*
November 17 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena*
November 18 – London – The O2*
November 23 – Copenhagen, DK – K.B. Hallen
November 24 – Stockholm, SE – Fryshuset Arenan
November 27 – Oslo, NO – Spektrum
November 30 – Paris, FR – Zenith^
December 2 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live^
December 4 – Brussels, BE – Forest National^
December 6 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom^
December 7 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle^
Previously Announced Summer Dates
July 30 – Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland Music Festival
July 31 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (Official Lolla Aftershow)
August 2 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
August 4 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater*
August 7 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
support:
Wisp *
Violet Grohl ^
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