beabadoobee's New Album 'Pylon': Tracklist, Features, Producers, and Everything You Need to Know

Written largely on tour, beabadoobee’s fourth album turns homesickness and isolation into some of her heaviest music yet.

September 17, 2026

A torn paper collage with various elements, including a map, text, and abstract shapes, on a black background. — Original illustration inspired by beabadoobee's 'Pylon' album cover

Key Takeaways

Pylon, beabadoobee’s 14-track fourth album, arrives September 18, 2026, via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records.
The record leans into a live-band sound, with members of beabadoobee’s touring band helping shape its production.
Hayley Williams, Brendan Yates, and Chino Moreno make guest appearances, while Shane Moran and Evan Stephens Hall contribute to the songwriting.

For beabadoobee, life on the road shaped both the sound and the themes of her new album, Pylon. Written largely between shows and in hotel rooms, the English singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album turns homesickness, frustration, and distance from the people she loves into a louder, heavier record built around guitars and the chemistry of a live band.

Out September 18 via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records, Pylon follows 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves, which became her first UK No. 1. The new album also lands as beabadoobee prepares for her first headline arena tour. Across 14 tracks, she expands her diaristic songwriting with help from collaborators connected to Paramore, Turnstile, Deftones, Title Fight, and Pinegrove.

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Here’s everything you need to know about beabadoobee’s Pylon.

Official Tracklist & Release Date

Pylon arrives on streaming tomorrow, September 18, 2026, via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records. The full 14-track sequence is listed on Spotify:

1. “Pylon”
2. “Sun Has Set”
3. “Estranged”
4. “Switchblade”
5. “Write Me A Letter”
6. “It's Alright”
7. “In Motion”
8. “Memories”
9. “Nothing To Prove” feat. Hayley Williams
10. “Radio”
11. “Powerlines” feat. Brendan Yates
12. “Spark”
13. “Despite That”
14. “Satellite”

The album was announced on June 24 alongside “Sun Has Set,” with vinyl and CD editions opening for pre-order ahead of the release.

How Can You Buy beabadoobee's Pylon?

Pylon is available to shop on Complex on sea foam vinyl and CD. Complex also carries official merch tied to the album, including the Pylon Tee, Sun Has Set Tank, and Pylon Army Hat.

What Does beabadoobee's Pylon Album Title Mean?

The title comes from the steel electricity towers Laus kept passing on tour. A press release from Live Nation revealed that the pylons reminded her of friends and family at home while she was experiencing “extreme disconnection and isolation” on the road, turning the structures into symbols of being linked to the people she loves even while she is physically far away.

That idea grew directly from the way the album was made. “Made and written in between tours and on tour,” Laus wrote when she announced Pylon. “I missed home, I missed how people were and I'm still learning to accept the confusion within the uncertainty of being away.”

What Does Pylon Sound Like?

Pylon pushes beabadoobee toward a louder, rougher-edged version of her guitar music. Distorted riffs, feedback, screamed vocals, and live-band dynamics drive much of the record, while softer passages keep it from settling into a single mode.

She has described that shift as an attempt to bring the music she has long loved into her own songwriting. “I have always loved hardcore emo and midwest emo, and I wanted to make my own version of that,” she told Zane Lowe. She said the album's themes—missing home, yearning, and struggling to accept change—made it “only fair to let that pain shine through sonically, not only lyrically.”

The arrangements make those influences tangible without flattening the album into a single sound. “Sun Has Set” drives screamed vocals through riff-heavy guitars and distorted amps; DIY notes that “Write Me A Letter” opens with a light, chiming guitar figure before breaking into sharper, denser guitars, while “Powerlines” sets Brendan Yates' falsetto against a gritty guitar texture.

The rougher edges also come from recording with her touring band and allowing the performances to feel human rather than polished into place. “There's a beauty in imperfection,” Laus told RUSSH. “I used to be scared, thinking, ‘Oh my God, do I sound good in this song?’ But I'm playing with a live band. This is live music.”

Who Is Featured on Pylon?

Pylon brings together a mix of guest vocalists and songwriting collaborators that includes:

Hayley Williams: The Paramore frontwoman sings on “Nothing To Prove.” Laus has called Williams “the blueprint” and a childhood hero; Pylon marks their first documented collaboration.
Brendan Yates: The Turnstile vocalist contributes a verse to “Powerlines.” Beabadoobee publicly showed love for Turnstile in 2024, but Pylon is their first documented collaboration.
Chino Moreno: The Deftones singer adds backing vocals to closing track “Satellite.” Deftones are among the heavier influences Laus has discussed around Pylon.
Shane Moran: The Title Fight guitarist is one of Pylon’s central collaborators, co-writing eight of its 14 tracks, including “Sun Has Set.” Moran said he flew from Pennsylvania to London “on a whim” to see whether he and Laus connected as songwriters.
Evan Stephens Hall: The Pinegrove frontman co-wrote “Spark.” Laus has a Pinegrove tattoo, making his contribution an especially direct link to one of her longtime favorite bands.

Who Produced Pylon?

Complete track-by-track credits will not be available until the album's release, but the advance singles and announced credits point to a close production circle built from musicians who already worked or toured with beabadoobee. The confirmed roles so far:

beabadoobee: Credited as a producer on all three advance singles, placing her at the center of the album's sonic shift.
Jason Vance Harris: A producer-songwriter who spent nine months as beabadoobee's touring guitarist. Before Pylon, he co-produced her 2026 collaboration with The Marías, “All I Did Was Dream of You.”
Gianluca “Luca” Buccellati: A producer, songwriter, and mix engineer best known as the main collaborator on Arlo Parks' Mercury Prize-winning Collapsed in Sunbeams and as a co-writer and producer of The Marías' “No One Noticed.” He also co-produced “All I Did Was Dream of You.”
Luca Caruso: A London-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who tours as the drummer in beabadoobee's band. He previously played piano on “Coming Home” and co-produced “Switchblade.”
Matty Healy and George Daniel: The 1975 bandmates produced “Write Me A Letter.”

What Are the Pylon Singles?

Three songs have arrived ahead of the album: “Sun Has Set,” “Switchblade,” and “Memories.”

“Sun Has Set” (June 24): The lead single establishes the album's louder palette with screamed vocals, riff-heavy guitars, and distorted amps.
“Switchblade” (July 14): The second single balances bass and childlike vocal chants against a high guitar line and bursts of feedback.
“Memories” (August 20): The latest preview pulls back from the abrasion, pairing a brighter surface with the ache of looking backward.

The first-person video for “Sun Has Set” was directed by Jake Erland, Laus' partner and longtime visual collaborator.

The Powerlines Tour Dates

The Powerlines Tour marks beabadoobee’s first headline arena run, with dates across North America, the UK, and Europe from October through December. Wisp will support much of the North American and UK run, while Violet Grohl is set to join select European dates.

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