STACK #263 September 2026

FEATURE MUSIC

QUEEN BEA B eabadoobee’s new album, Pylon , packs a punch – sonically and lyrically. “A lot of the songs on grunge, emo, and alternative rock – features a dream lineup of collaborations, including Hayley Williams (Paramore), Brendan Yates (Turnstile), Chino Beabadoobee powers up on her new album.

CHART FACT

Beabadoobee’s third album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves , became her first Top 10 hit in Australia, reaching number six in 2024.

this record are things I wish I could have said to someone,” the English artist smiles. Talking about the striking first single, Sun

Pylon by Beabadoobee is out Sep 18 via Inertia

Moreno (Deftones), Evan Stephens Hall (Pinegrove), and Shane Moran (Title Fight). And the 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel helped produce one of the many standout songs, Write Me a Letter . Pylon follows 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves , which became Beabadoobee’s first UK number one. Talking about that album, she said: “I guess it’s about becoming a woman.” Now she’s ready to become a global star. Jeff Jenkins

Has Set , she explains: “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.” Explaining the title, Beabadoobee says pylons remind her of “connection to friends and family at home while staring down extreme disconnection and isolation on tour over the past few years”. The album – a potent mix of ’90s

Beabadoobee

Beabadoobee is such a Pinegrove fan, she has their logo tattooed on her neck. And she loves her younger brother so much, she has a tattoo on her knees that reads “Elijah Rocks”. TATTOO YOU

THE NAME GAME

Beabadoobee was born Beatrice Laus in the Philippines 26 years ago, moving to West London when she was three. Beabadoobee was a name she invented for her social media.

CHART FACT

MIC DROP Angus & Julia Stone’s seventh studio album sees them heading to the Karaoke Bar .

created the record in Australia, Greece, and France. They came up with the title track on the idyllic

Angus & Julia have had five Top 10 albums in Australia, including two chart-toppers – 2010’s

AWARD WATCH

Down the Way , and 2014’s self-titled set.

Greek island of Hydra, just near where the legendary Leonard Cohen used to

Angus & Julia Stone

W ho doesn’t love a night of karaoke? As Julia Stone says, “A night out at a karaoke bar can hold so much goodness. Everyone has the chance to be heard. And it’s so often more than that, a moment of real connection. We’re together, singing with a roomful of strangers, and the things that normally separate us fall away.”

have won six ARIA Awards, including ‘Album of the Year’ for Down the Way and ‘Single of the Year’ for Big Jet Plane .

live. “It was a magical time on one of the strangest and most beautiful islands we’ve ever been to,” Angus explains. Karaoke Bar , which follows 2024’s Cape Forestier , sees Angus singing: “We all remember something so beautiful/ I was falling over heels in love with you when time stood still/ All drunk upon our favourite song in that old karaoke bar.” Jeff Jenkins

Angus & Julia Stone have called their seventh album Karaoke Bar . The Aussie duo

There is no official global tracker when it comes to karaoke favourites, but according to the major karaoke companies, the world’s most popular karaoke songs are I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody . In Australia, The Horses and You’re the Voice lead the way. KARAOKE CLASSICS

Karaoke Bar by Angus & Julia Stone is out Sep 4 via Inertia

Julia and Angus Stone

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