Have you ever gone to a concert and left feeling so amazed by an opening act you had never listened to prior to the concert? So much so, that you spend your entire day after the concert just listening to them - and only them - not even the headlining act? And you continue to repeat that cycle for months, listening to them on repeat almost daily? Well, that was the case for me when I saw The Beaches open for The Aces.
Now, you’re probably wondering; “Who are The Beaches?” Well, I’ll tell you. The Beaches are a Toronto-based rock band that consists of sisters, Jordan (lead vocals and bass) and Kylie Miller (guitar), Eliza Enman-McDaniel (drums) and Leandra Earl (keyboards and guitar). Since forming in 2013, they released a full-length album in 2017, four EP’s and they even won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2018. Talk about iconic!
In September of last year, I had purchased a ticket to see The Aces and one thing that had caught my eye was the name of one of the opening act, The Beaches - who I had never heard of until they were announced as an opening act. However, I did not think much of it. Like how I usually do when it comes to opening acts, I decided to save the first listen for when I see them perform.
Finally, when I did go to the concert and watched The Beaches perform, they were immediately greeted with, “You’re so hot!” by a girl in the audience. It was one of my favorite moments from that concert.
It wasn’t until the second they started playing that I was immediately captivated by their sound, their look, and the vibe in the music they were playing. In a way, they reminded me of The Runaways and I loved that so much. They had this energy that was so infectious, it spread to everyone in the crowd. Everything they gave in their performance left me wanting more and more of the energy that they had to offer on stage and in their music.
After the show, I found myself going back to their music and listening to them on repeat. After attending several concerts throughout my life, I can honestly say that I had never spent my time the day after the concert listening to the opening act on repeat instead of the headlining act. That should show just how hooked I was on them and their music.
I was binging their album, singles, and EPs for days after the show and I found myself not being able to get enough of their music. Their music is the kind that makes any girl or woman who listens them feel like a badass in every single way, like we’re on top of the world, like we can fucking do anything and everything.
What I love about them is not just their sound, but the fact that they are breaking the mold in the world of rock. In the last several years, we have seen other iconic women in rock make names for themselves; such as - Taylor Momsen, Lzzy Hale, Dorothy, Hannah Wicklund, etc. And at this point, I can see The Beaches becoming legends in the world of rock ’n’ roll. They have something going for them in terms of their future in music and it’s easy to see that when you listen to at least one of their songs.
Hell, they even opened for The Rolling Stones on their only Canadian date in 2019. Should that require for legendary status? I say, yes! Yes, it should.
So with that being said, check out The Beaches. I promise - once you listen to them, you’ll see why I say that they are the future of rock ’n’ roll. There’s something special about their sound and it certainly deserves to be heard by everyone.