Best known for their 2023 hit song “Blame Brett,” which skyrocketed in popularity on TikTok and has amassed over 100 million streams on Spotify, The Beaches have quickly become a sensation.
The Toronto-based band has been making music since 2009, but a lot of their success has come more recently. Since 2018, they’ve won five JUNO awards, been nominated for iHeartRadio and MTV music awards, and have recently been named recipients of the 2025 Billboard Canada Women of the Year honour.
Comprised of Jordan and Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel, the band released their third full-length album No Hard Feelings back in August. Ahead of their stop in Edmonton on October 27, we spoke with The Beaches’ lead singer Jordan Miller about the new album, the tour and their creative process.
Edify: How did you and the rest of the band approach No Hard Feelings?
Jordan Miller: We obviously hadn’t expected all of the success that came from (the album) Blame My Ex. That record was forged in a very stressful environment — we’d been dropped (from labels) twice, COVID was happening and I was going through my first breakup. So a lot of those songs were like, “Let’s just see what happens.” Going viral was an unexpected pleasure, and we ended up touring a lot, in places we’ve never been before. Coming into this record cycle, I, as the main lyricist, was exhausted and not really sure what I was going to say next, because I’d already overshared so much in the previous record. I looked at my bandmates, and they were going through things like queer heartbreak, breakups and new relationships. I really tried to put myself in their shoes, use them as my muses and to give them the opportunity to share their stories.
Edify: How did that collaboration process unfold?
Miller: I had my journal open while we all sat in traffic and I would use the commute times to listen to the gossip from my bandmates. And then I would take what I heard from those conversations and go into a songwriting session with a producer. I eventually started bringing (the rest of the band) into the songwriting process and asked them, “Would you actually say this? What would you say if somebody did this to you?” So I made sure that they were in charge throughout the entire process and that their voices were captured in the lyrics.
Edify: As a band, you’ve been together since you were teenagers. How has your songwriting and collaboration process evolved over the years?
Miller: It’s interesting, we’ve gone through ebbs and flows with how collaborative we all are. I usually stick to the lyrics and melody, Kylie and Leandra write their own guitar rhythms and Eliza does drums. But because I opened up the process for more collaboration and having the other girls help with lyrics, we each used this album to offer opinions for each other’s parts — which was the first time we’ve done that in a really long time. For example, Eliza did a lot of my vocal production where she would stick around while I was doing takes and help me pick the best one. That was such a cool opportunity for me — I would never have had the confidence to try that out before.
Edify: The Beaches were recently named recipients of the 2025 Billboard Canada Women of the Year honour. How did that recognition land with you, not just as a band but as individuals?
Miller: We feel thrilled to be the first group of women nominated for that specific award — since it’s normally given to just one individual. It’s always fun to make history, so to speak, and to be recognized. It feels really special not only to be nominated alongside other inspiring women, but also to be recognized with your friends.
Edify: You’re coming to Edmonton as part of the No Hard Feelings tour on October 27. What are you most excited to share with audiences?
Miller: People don’t realize that we usually play your album cycle for two years, so we’ve been playing the same songs for a while now. I’ve been sitting on these new songs for about a year and a half, and I’m so excited to see which ones will land with our fans, how people will like it and for them to know all the lyrics. I’m just really excited to play these songs live.
The Beaches will be performing at the Edmonton EXPO Centre on October 27 at 8:00 p.m.
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
