Beabadoobee Is Turning Up The Volume On Pylon And I’m So Here For It

I’ve always loved that Beabadoobee could make even the quietest songs feel huge, but after hearing "Sun Has Set," I have a feeling Pylon is going to be the album I keep coming back to this year. It still has that emotional honesty she’s known for, but this time it comes wrapped in louder guitars and a lot more frustration.

The fourth album arrives on September 18, and if the first single is anything to go by, Beabadoobee is leaning fully into the grunge and alternative rock influences that have always been part of her sound.

The Album Has A Surprisingly Personal Story Behind It

The title Pylon comes from the electricity pylons Beatrice Laus would see while touring. Instead of becoming another forgettable part of the landscape, they started reminding her of home whenever she was away. I love that something so ordinary ended up inspiring an entire album.

From what she's shared, Pylon explores everything from anxiety and loneliness to the strange feeling of growing into adulthood without ever feeling like you've quite figured it out. It sounds personal without being overly sentimental, which is exactly what I love about her songwriting.

"Sun Has Set" Feels Like Her Most Cathartic Single Yet

The moment the guitars kick in, you can tell this isn't another dreamy indie track. "Sun Has Set" is louder, heavier, and filled with the kind of frustration that usually stays trapped in your notes app after an argument.

Beabadoobee has described many of the songs on Pylon as conversations she wishes she'd had, and you can hear that honesty throughout the single. It feels raw instead of overly polished, while the music video, directed by longtime collaborator Jake Erland, matches that same emotional intensity.

The Features Make Me Even More Excited

I was already looking forward to this album, but the feature list sold me even more. Hayley Williams, Brendan Yates of Turnstile, Chino Moreno of Deftones, Evan Stephens Hall of Pinegrove, and Shane Moran of Title Fight all appear across the record, which feels like a dream lineup if you grew up somewhere between indie rock and emo playlists.

On the production side, Matty Healy and George Daniel reunite with Beabadoobee on "Write Me A Letter," continuing a collaboration that's produced some of her strongest work so far.

This Feels Like The Start Of A Bigger Era

Alongside the album announcement, Beabadoobee has also revealed her biggest headline run yet with The Powerlines Tour, taking her to arenas across North America, the UK, and Europe.

Watching her grow from bedroom-pop favorite to one of alternative music's biggest names has felt incredibly natural, and Pylon already sounds like another step forward. If "Sun Has Set" is any indication, she's not trying to soften the difficult parts of growing up. She's turning the volume up instead, and I can't wait to hear the rest.