- In an interview with Collider, The Beaches teased a possible return to Off Campus Season 2.
- The success of Off Campus gave “Edge of the Earth” a second life, earning mainstream pop radio airplay and marking another major milestone in their career.
- The Beaches are already planning their next album, as Miller confirms, followed by a short break from touring, though no release date has been announced.
Nearly a year after releasing their critically acclaimed third album No Hard Feelings, Toronto-based rock band The Beaches exploded in popularity with the pace of a rocket ship. But it wasn’t because of their lead single “Takes One to Know One,” the infectious bop “Last Girls at the Party,” or even their trendy single “Blame Brett” that helped them land gigs at festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza.
Instead, it was a song on their previous album Blame My Ex, called “Edge of the Earth,” which exploded on the streaming charts after it was featured on the hit Prime Video series Off Campus. The series even name-dropped the band, as the two main characters in the romance bond over music recommendations and one declares the band’s 2025 Coachella performance will “change your life.”
Five months later, The Beaches have been touring relentlessly and are capping the year off as part of the epic lineup for iHeartRadio’s festive Jingle Bell tour hitting some major cities this December. While capitalizing on the momentum of a sudden rush of popularity, singer/bass player Jordan Miller and drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel spoke with Collider before hitting the stage for another high-energy performance.
The pair addressed their explosive popularity, credited to one of their favorite (and first) queer anthems they ever produced, as well as becoming the undisputed rulers of YA pop music (my words, not theirs). Along with bandmates Kylie Miller and Leandra Earl, The Beaches are ready to push that momentum even further.
COLLIDER: This has been a really massive shift in your guys’ careers. Just this year alone, and there’s a moment that we can pinpoint to why. So I wanted to ask you before that is, what would you say is an awesome way that your life has changed since everything has happened? And then also, is there a bad side? Is there a shitty aspect to just the immense popularity that you’re now receiving?
JORDAN MILLER: Oh, I don’t think there’s a shitty way at all. I feel like it’s only changed in a way that I haven’t really seen fully come. Whenever you get an opportunity where your song can go viral again, you start to see it a lot online first before you actually start to see more individuals at your shows. You see the numbers go up online first, and you feel it that way first, but it doesn’t always feel as real as when you actually start to see way more young people at your shows, or groups of fans starting mosh pits, or do the hops, because that moment has gone viral, at least. And because I don’t really spend so much time online, that’s just a habit for my mental health. I haven’t really noticed it until I’ve been performing and seeing a lot more enthusiasm and so many more cheers for a song that I’ve cared about for a long time that is now finally getting like a lot more attention because of Off Campus. So that’s definitely thrilling and cool.
The other really cool thing is that, because of the attention from Off Campus, “Edge of the Earth” has been added to a lot more radio stations, including the pop radio stations. So it’s been really cool being in Ubers and hearing “Edge of the Earth” just come on the radio. But as a result, now I’m getting the scariest Uber questions from drivers [laughs] because you can’t help but be excited every time you hear your song on the radio, and say, “Oh my God, this is my band.” But now, I’ve been getting a lot of random men asking me to help them get into the music industry as a result.
ELIZA ENMAN-MCDANIEL: It’s funny, I had the exact same experience just two nights ago. I was coming home in an Uber, and he had on pop radio. [I’m] used to hearing “Blame Brett,” but it was really cool hearing “Edge of the Earth” come on. I think it was like 99.9, which in Toronto is like the pop station people listen to. And that was just very, very cool to hear that song — that Jordan was saying earlier — a song we’ve always really believed in and have always felt very proud of, having its moment. Other people seeing what we saw in that song — that’s been super amazing. It just feels like the last, like, two or three years, there’s been so many milestones and bucket list things checked off, and it’s just another one of those amazing “pinch me” moments. It’s been super awesome.
The part of your question with the negative side, I guess it’s just more traveling, not sleeping. It’s amazing to get to see super cool parts of the world that you never would have gone to. I think you do have to sacrifice the other side of life, which is being with your family and your partners. And you miss some moments in life that you wish you could have been there for. So that’s, I’d say, the negative side of it, but hey, we’re going to a wedding tomorrow. I get to go to one wedding this summer, which will be nice.
The Beaches Have Taken Over Prime Video
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Sterling Point, which I loved. So are you the official Prime Video band now?
ENMAN-MCDANIEL: I would love to have that title.
MILLER: That would be great. Yeah, I love it, I love it, we love shows about yearning.
And we’ve all been there. That’s such a universal thing. So, Remi Wolf was on Season 1 of Off Campus. You have been doing so much lately. The cast has been showing up at your shows, doing the hops with you. Is there a chance that you will be in Season 2?
ENMAN-MCDANIEL: We have told them, “Hey, we can act. You can always call us.” Have not received that call, but that’s okay … I don’t know if our music will be on the next season. I’m not sure. We’ll have to wait and see.
MILLER: You’ll have to wait and see. Definitely watch the first episode.
Okay, now you’re spoiling things … How you are pushing Toronto’s music legacy, especially with Toronto being such a cool music scene.
MILLER: We feel incredibly humbled to be a part of such an incredible legacy. When we started, Toronto definitely had a bit more of a vibrant music scene. There were a lot more smaller venues where you could be a band that only had 10 followers and get a residency at a local pub and play there.
Unfortunately, now, like a lot of cities, that community is shrinking as a result of rent prices going up and smaller venues having to close. But when we started, it was an amazing opportunity for us to play at small, local shows with a bunch of other bands, and get to know other bands in the city. And it really started a very vibrant community. We caught the tail end of that, but it feels amazing to be a part of a city that has fostered so many incredible bands and musicians, including Metric. They were also involved in the beginning of our career. They produced our first full length album [Late Show]. It feels great to come from a city with so many talented musicians.
The Beaches Are Ready To Work on New Music
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How would you describe a Beaches show, if you had to sell someone, why would you say, “Come out and see one of our shows,” and what makes it a unique and special space for you?
ENMAN-MCDANIEL: It’s a really amazing community. You can really feel the girlhood in the room, even between women and men. All the people in the room are feeling the same feeling, and we just love to have fun on stage. It’s the most authentic thing you’ll see because we truly are just four best friends, having fun up there. And it feels like everyone in the room is our friend when we’re performing. That’s what we want. It’s just always going to be a super fun, super fun night. If you come to the show.
MILLER: It’s a party. We’re party girls. We’ll always be party girls. So, you might cry, but you’re gonna have fun when you do.
All right, I don’t want to take up too much of your time. I know y’all are busy, so I have one last question. New music. I know the deluxe edition for No Hard Feelings came out, but I’m wondering if there’s a new EP to work out, a new album — what’s going on?
MILLER: We’re working on some new stuff right now. I don’t know exactly when it’s coming out, but we’re definitely taking about two months off once these final summer shows wrap up to live a little bit. And then, come the new year, we’re going to be working on the next album, and we’re really excited about it. We’re going to go to L.A. for a couple of months to write it. Expect some new, cool shit soon.
[This interview was edited and condensed for flow and clarity.]
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