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beabadoobee finds her footing on Rick Rubin-produced third album

Within just four years, beabadoobee has gone from making songs in her bedroom to recoding her third studio album — this one with Rick Rubin at his Shangri-La studio in Malibu, Calif.

This is How Tomorrow Moves proves that even when she trades her childhood bedroom for a world-famous studio, beabadoobee is able to maintain the same intimacy and honesty that has connected her to so many fans.

In this session, beabadoobee joins me to talk about working with Rubin, taking inspiration from her idol, Elliott Smith and performing for her grandma in the Philippines. She also talks about opening for Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour and adjusting to the massive crowds.

The performances you are hearing were recorded at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, and they were the first time beabadoobee had performed them in front of a live audience. Enjoy!


Set list

  • "Take a Bite"
  • "Beaches"
  • "Glue Song"
  • "Coming Home"


This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.

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Raina Douris
Raina Douris, an award-winning radio personality from Toronto, Ontario, is the host and writer of NPR's daily nationally-syndicated music interview and discovery program World Cafe. She has interviewed artists like Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Questlove and Brandi Carlile, and was a 2022 keynote lecturer on the topic of Folk Music and music discovery at the Chautauqua Institution.
Miguel Perez
Miguel Perez is a radio producer for NPR's World Cafe, based out of WXPN in Philadelphia. Before that, he covered arts, music and culture for KERA in Dallas. He reported on everything from the rise of NFTs in the music industry to the enduring significance of gay and lesbian bars to the LGBTQ community in North Texas.