Beaches singer Jordan Miller doesn’t mince words when she talks about the “weird, wonderful, complicated person” who is not only her boyfriend, but also the man who inspired the Canadian alt-rockers’ smash hit “Takes” One to Know One.”
“Actually, I’m just now getting to know his family,” Jordan Miller, 28, whispers during an interview from her boyfriend’s parents’ home in Calgary. “I think it’s going well. We definitely drank a lot of wine last night! We moved in together maybe, probably, probably too soon, but you know – I’m young and it’s okay.”
Certainly, these very real stories of love and life float among the undeniable magic of The Beaches, which consists of Miller, her sister Kylie Miller and bandmates Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel.
“I wanted to write a song about falling in love with a complicated person and also kind of realizing and recognizing that I’m not perfect in any part,” Jordan says of the catchy “Takes One to Know One.” “I’m also complicit in the flaws in my life, but honestly, I love the flaws in my relationship and I love the flaws that I have for myself.”
That truth lies not only in the infectious music on The Beaches’ current album Blame it on my exbut it also now lies within a brand new mini doc about the band. Premiering exclusively on PEOPLE, the mini-doc not only revisits the beginnings of the band made legendary with their viral single “Blame Brett,” but also tells the endearing story behind their sold-out show in Toronto at the Bud Stage this past summer.
“Selling out the Budweiser stage was incredibly full circle for us,” The Beaches drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel, 28, tells PEOPLE about the gig that was more than a decade in the making. “After going to so many shows there our whole life, it was surreal to have our own show there and experience such an iconic night with our city. It was definitely one of the best nights of our lives.”
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It is these lives that are in the center of attention with every note and every verse Blame it on my ex. “It’s us actually analyzing our own flaws and not looking at our s— ex-boyfriends and girlfriends, but thinking, ‘Oh, maybe we need to get some therapy and look inside,'” Kylie Miller, 27, explains to PEOPLE about the groundbreaking album which includes the band’s current single “Jocelyn”. “All of our songs are a kind of therapy. When you go to therapy, I’m either laughing or crying, and I think that’s something you can get especially from our music.”
“I think we’ve just settled into our sound,” adds Jordan. “For the first time in our career, we feel really confident and sure of ourselves.”
The Beaches have now taken that confidence stateside, selling out show after show on their headlining tour, which included sold-out September shows in major US markets like Dallas, Atlanta and Charlotte.
“It’s been a long journey,” Kylie says from her current home in Nashville. “It’s really hard for Canadian bands to break through from our country to yours, but because we’ve been touring here constantly for the last two years, it feels like a second home for us. But yeah, it’s just a different world here. It’s crazy .”
“Touring is really hard,” adds Jordan. “But after it was taken away, I think everyone recognized the power of that and the power of the community that goes to see live music and what that can do for you and your mental health. I know that every time we’re tired, I just say to myself, ‘Hey, I could be another pandemic, and this can’t be a thing anymore, we should just enjoy it while we can.’ The best part of our job is doing that — bringing people together.”
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