In March, beabadoobee released “All I Did Was Dream Of You,” her first new single in two years. Now, the eclectic singer has finally announced her long-awaited fourth album: spanning 14 tracks, Pylon is due out September 18th via via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records.
According to a press release, the follow-up to 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves is “named for the electricity towers that dot every major artery in the world,” and which remind beabadoobee of the “friends and family at home while she was staring down extreme disconnection and isolation on tour over the past few years.”
Luckily, she’s not exactly alone on Pylon after recruiting a veritable who’s who of musical companions. That includes Hayley Williams on “Nothing to Prove” (a “deeply anthemic indie-rock song about getting your power back from fair-weather friends who just want a bit of your success”); Turnstile singer Brendan Yates on “Powerlines”; Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall; Deftones’ Chino Moreno; Title Fight’s Shane Mora; and production work on “Write Me A Letter” from The 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel.
Pylon’s guest list helped beabadoobee cultivate a “spiky, forceful new sound,” with 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.” And within that sonic turmoil, beabadoobee is ultimately grappling with the “repetitive anxieties of your mid-20s: ‘What if I’m always going to be this way? What if life is just pylon after pylon on the road?'”
Our first listen of Pylon comes with lead single “Sun Has Set.” In a statement, beabadoobee called it a deeply personal opening salvo, adding, “A lot of the songs on this record are things I wish I could have said to someone. 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.” Below, check out the corresponding music directed by the singer’s partner and longtime visual collaborator, Jake Erland.
Pre-orders for Pylon are available here.
In support of Pylon, beabadoobee has announced her first-ever run of arena dates as part of the “Powerlines Tour.” The US portion spans October and includes stops in Philadelphia, New York, Toronto, Austin, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Vancouver. Then, it’s off to the UK and Europe for November (with Violet Grohl as a supporting act). Check out the full schedule below.
The ticket pr-esale is set for Monday, June 29th at 10 a.m. local via Ticketmaster, with a general ticket on-sale slated for Thursday, July 2nd at 10 a.m. local time.
Pylon Artwork:
Pylon 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
beabadoobee 2026 Tour Dates (New Dates in Bold):
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, QC @ 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
