beabadoobee has released “Switchblade,” the second song from her highly anticipated forthcoming album Pylon, a record that’s more wide-ranging and complex than anything she’s ever put out — a tannic rock record that is, at various points, angry, lonesome, ecstatic, depressed and deeply, pathologically in love.
“Switchblade” takes its central metaphor and pulls it apart thoroughly, wondering whether “self-defense is to be brave/Do you start the fight/Or take the flight?” The song has no clear answers, with beabadoobee (Beatrice Laus) emphatically past the point at which she thought she could ever have everything figured out.
Pylon, for all its turbulent emotions, celebrates the not-knowing; its brilliance suggests that sitting with uncertainty can create something immense, both emotionally and sonically. Its vast array of feelings, often contradictory ones, is the point, says beabadoobee: “Pylon is about accepting that negative feelings are going to come back — accepting the insecurity and feeling confused. It’s all a necessary part of growing and knowing yourself better. You have to go through all that shit, I have to write about it.”
The follow up to her UK number 1 album This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Pylon is available to pre-order and pre-save now, and will be released on September 18, 2026 via Dirty Hit and Interscope Records. “Switchblade” follows the album’s first single “Sun Has Set,” released to universal acclaim last month alongside a striking first-person video directed by Bea’s partner and longtime visual collaborator Jake Erland.
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 fall-winter. The Powerlines Tour promoted by Live Nation kicks off October 1 and includes stops at Madison Square Garden, The Kia Forum, The O2 Arena and more. Tickets are on sale now; visit beabadoobee.com for tickets and tour information.