The new track was
debuted live during recent US shows including Lollapalooza and
Hinterland festivals, plus a headline show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The London-based artist described “Memories” as “one of the happiest songs on the album,”
but said it comes from “clinging onto ideas that should make me happy
but actually make me feel sad, because I wish they were just moments I
lived in forever.”
Pylon follows This Is How Tomorrow Moves,
which became her first UK number 1 album in 2024. On the writing
process, Laus said the record “reminded me a lot of how I wrote songs at
17, alone in my bedroom, feeling sad as fuck.” The album also includes
earlier singles “Switchblade” and “Sun Has Set.”
Two intimate London
release shows have been confirmed for release week: Kingston’s Circuit
with Banquet Records on 15 September, and Hackney Church with Rough
Trade on 18 September.
The
Powerlines Tour, her first arena run, begins on 1 October in
Uncasville, Connecticut, and takes in Madison Square Garden on 5 October
and the Kia Forum on 21 October before reaching the UK. She plays
Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 14 November, Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on 16
November, Manchester’s AO Arena on 17 November, and The O2 in London on
18 November. Wisp supports in North America, with Violet Grohl joining
the European leg.
