How much art does one need to make before solidifying their sound? For Beatrice Laus, better known as Beabadoobee, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter is just shy of hitting the mark.
Her new album “Pylon”released Friday, and it revisits her grunge roots that fans know and love but falls short of fully recapturing their power.
Laus has tried on different aesthetics through her career, but the edgy indie rock on her debut album “Fake It Flowers” is still the most notable. She’s since combined the emo sound with vulnerable bedroom pop, creating a unique brand in the alternative scene.
Her fourth album “Pylon” can be thanked for returning the punk that was lost in her more delicate record “This Is How Tomorrow Moves” in 2024, especially with the lead single “Sun Has Set.”
Punchy, bold and heavy, “Sun Has Set” makes it clear Laus knows what she does best. However, it sets a precedent that the rest of the album didn’t follow as closely as it could have.
Both the title track “Pylon” and the closer “Satellite” go all in with the dissonance and overdrive that define the record, but Laus seems like she is attempting to marry it with her softer, yearning vocals of “Beatopia” and “This Is How Tomorrow Moves.” The combination of styles produces some weak moments that just don’t quite land.
Despite some indecisiveness, “Pylon” still has quite a few bangers. The 1990s nostalgia is perfectly on the nose in tracks such as “Estranged” and “Memories,” culminating in some of Laus’ most tasteful tracks to date.
The record’s sharp production came with the help of prominent contributing guests, including Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and The 1975’s Matty Healy, to name a few.
The 1990s grunge rock influences in “Pylon,” as well as Laus’ earlier work, are definitive of her musical impact. While many artists pull some inspiration from history, Laus leaves no doubt that she has done her homework.
“Sun Has Set” and “In Motion” are arguably the only tracks that fully commit to the cutting, provocative sound to their core, giving listeners a mere taste of the “Pylon’s” full potential.
A press release revealed that the name “Pylon” comes from the electricity towers Laus saw throughout her tour in 2024 and 2025, which served as an unlikely reminder of home amidst the anxiety and isolation she felt while on the road.
The record’s vulnerable lyrics and raw sound lend it perfectly to themes of disconnection, relationships, emotional confusion and the uncertainties of entering adulthood.
“And when I’m somewhere, at least we’re connected like a pylon on an open road,” Laus writes on the title track.
While “Pylon” turned out to be a bit tamer than advertised, Laus is still an incredible artist with much potential left to reveal. If she wants a broader reach, she needs to turn her experimentation into deliberate choices. Playing it safe can only take her so far.
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