The Beaches unveil their latest single, “My People”
The Beaches are back with their new single, “My People.”. The track, with a kind of quirky, new-wave rock ennui, reveals the not-so-glamorous side of life in the city. Charged with an addictive guitar riff, inciting bass line, and punching percussion, “My People,” favors The Beaches’ signature alt-rock flair. Despite being broke, tired, and drunk as a result of their illustrious attempts at scraping by, they return to the refrain, “I just know that I’m enjoying this.”
On “My People,” The Beaches find camaraderie in the unconventional lengths they’ll go to make ends meet in their home base of Toronto. And yes, guitarist Kylie Miller has a friend who sent pictures of her feet to a man in Japan, which her sister, lead vocalist/bassist Jordan, disguised in the line “Sold my panties to some guy in Austin.”
The Beaches say of the song,
“‘My People’ is a song about being young and broke in Toronto. It’s a song about a collection of experiences that some of my friends and I have had in order to get by in the city.” Jordan says the track is about “enjoying this state of arrested development.”
The Beaches are currently on a North American tour. See the dates below.
Listen to “My People” below, and learn more about the band via our Five Questions With segment.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
Hi, I’m Jordan. I’m the singer in The Beaches, aka the best band in the world.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
We’re really excited about the release “My People.” It’s the final single off of our End of Summer EP. We wrote it during COVID when we were sharing crazy stories of people who we missed running into in Toronto.
Where do you tend to pull inspiration from when writing?
From everywhere. From our personal lives. From stories our friends have told us. From tour. I recently wrote about a Greek myth.
Do you have any upcoming shows you’d like to tell us about?
We’re about to play some headlining gigs in the states & a couple of shows in Eastern Canada.
October 7th – Masquerade – Atlanta GA – US
October 8th – Rabbit Valley Festival – Ringold GA – US
October 9th – The Basement – Nashville TN – US
October 11th – Pearl Street Warehouse – Washington DC – US
October 12th – Dolphin Tavern – Philadelphia PA – US
October 21st – Schubas Tavern – Chicago IL – US
October 22nd – Ace of Cups – Columbus OH – US
October 23rd – The Underground – Detroit MI – US
November 12th – Brighton Music Hall – Boston MA – US
December 10th – Iron Works – Buffalo, NY – US
February 21st – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti Bar & Spectacles – CA
February 24th – Halifax, NS – Light House Arts Centre – CA
What’s your goal for 2022?
To move out of my parent’s house.