Indie darling beabadoobee has just shared her new single and music video, “Ever Seen.” It is lifted from her upcoming album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, which will be released on August 16th via Dirty Hit.
Written on the road during her time while on tour with Taylor Swift, “Ever Seen” was originally written to serve as a country song. Of course the final product is something more soaring and euphoric, with intertwining strings and driving percussion. Lyrically, the single tackles the feeling beabadoobee had when getting her start at Glastonbury, culminating in a feeling of endless possibilities.
Watch the Jake Erland-directed music video — filmed earlier this year in Japan — below and pre-order This Is How Tomorrow Moves here.
Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, This Is How Tomorrow Moves swaps beabadoobee’s bedroom for Rick’s infamous Shangri-La studio in Malibu and stands as a testament to her artistic evolution and resilience, marking a significant milestone in her career and a step up to a new level in her abilities as a songwriter.
“It’s me feeling introspective about my thoughts and unhealthy way of living,” shares beabadoobee on the new single. “It’s finding comfort in a familiar place – finding comfort in chaos, because that’s what I know. So, I bring it into every aspect of my life, especially with relationships. And it’s just tapping into this part of my brain where I just jump straight to the most negative, most chaotic thought ever known to man and make and make that into my reality.”
This Is How Tomorrow Moves captures a journey through confidence and introspection, with themes of self-acceptance and personal growth woven throughout, in parts a love letter to her younger self and all that she’s been through while also taking the reins on the next stage of her life. “I love this album,” beabadoobee shares. “I feel like it’s helped me so much more than anything else has in navigating this new era, this new understanding of where I’m at. I guess it’s about becoming a woman.”
“I think I’m more aware of my actions in these songs,” beabadoobee adds, “In my previous records, I would consistently sing about my reaction towards other people’s doings, like a blame game. But in this record, it’s accepting that there’s an inevitability of my fault in there too. Whether it’s childhood trauma or relationship issues, it takes two to tango in everything.”
Artwork:
This Is How Tomorrow Moves album artwork
Track-listing:
- Take A Bite
- California
- One Time
- Real Man
- Tie My Shoes
- Girl Song
- Coming Home
- Ever seen
- A Cruel Affair
- Post
- Beaches
- Everything I Want
- The Man Who Left Too Soon
- This Is How It Went
Tour dates:
August 18 – All Points East – London, UK
August 23 – Leeds Festival – Leeds, UK
August 25 – Reading Festival – Reading, UK
September 8 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
September 9 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
September 11 – SummerStage in Central Park – New York, NY
September 12 – SummerStage in Central Park – New York, NY
September 13 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
September 15 – Coca-Cola Coliseum – Toronto, ON
September 17 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
September 18 – Saint Louis Music Park – Maryland Heights, MO
September 20 –Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
September 21 – The Union – Salt Lake City, UT
September 24 – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery – Woodinville, WA
September 26 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
September 28 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
September 29 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
November 11 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, UK
November 12 – Octagon Centre – Sheffield, UK
November 13 – O2 City Hall Newcastle – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
November 15 – O2 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham, UK
November 16 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
November 17 – O2 Academy Leeds – Leeds, UK
November 19 – Brighton Dome – Brighton, UK
November 20 – Bristol Beacon – Bristol, UK
November 21 – Alexandra Palace – London, UK
November 26 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium
November 27 – Paradisco – Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 29 – Carlswerk Victoria – Cologne, Germany
November 30 – Bataclan – Paris, France
December 3 – Columbiahalle – Berlin, Germany
