This Is How Tomorrow Moves by Beabadoobee

Admittedly, I am late to the Beabadoobee hype. If you are like me (a teenage girl on social media), you have probably seen people talking about Rob from Love Island US who loves Beabadoobee; which even she herself admitted was not her target audience. I say this because I was also introduced to Beatrice Laus’s music by a 6’5 straight dude a few years ago. Basically to say that even the people that aren’t her target audience still love her, and her highly anticipated third release This Is How Tomorrow Moves, is just another reason to become a fan.

For me personally, her music has been on repeat for me this summer. I love her lyrics because they are so simple, but so vulnerable. Her music is attainable. I resonate with her words, even if they don’t directly apply to me, because the production on the album makes it feel like she’s right here. The music itself is very personal.

Laus’s album, produced by Rick Rubin, has a 90’s haze to it– reminiscent of the late Elliott Smith, who she has referenced as one of her major inspirations. From her soft voice and intimate guitar picking, to her lyrics that sound like almost a whisper– a secret. Being a Gen Z icon, listeners have pieced together who some of her songs are about, and have analyzed her lyrics in reference to her past relationship and the drama that has ensued thereafter. In a way, I think for some, having a reference of what she is going through or went through on a visual scale makes her music resonate even more with the screenagers of today’s world. While I don’t think a visual aid or representation is necessary, I do see why many appreciate it and scour the internet for it. 

My personal favorites on the album are “California”, “Real Man”, “Take A Bite”, and “Girl Song”. These are just my personal reasons because I connected with them a lot. For example, in “Real Man”, I love the lyrics, “I'm not going for no other / I told my mother what you did, like a kid”. Her self deprecating lyrics are charming; and yes, as a girl with her own personal drama, I can relate to that experience. 

This Is How Tomorrow Moves is a beautiful glimpse into Laus’s life and vulnerable emotions. As I have learned, anyone can connect with her music in some way. Don’t take it from me though. Find out for yourself!