BeatRoute Magazine AB Edition - February 2020

FELICE TRINIDAD
THE BEACHES
ARE PAVING THEIR
OWN PATH
Guitarist Kylie Miller
breaks down their plan
for world domination.
n a cold January night, Kylie
Miller, The Beaches’ esteemed
Oguitarist, calls after a tiresome
rehearsal ahead of her band’s debut
Canadian headlining tour. For anyone
accustomed to a traditional 9-5, it’s the
stuff of rock folklore.
Named after the neighborhood in
Toronto’s east end, the band channels
both the warm languidness of 70s
rock, with the earnest, bold and biting
attention to detail of PJ Harvey and Kim
Gordon. On their most recent EP, The
Professional (2019), Miller utters a retort
that feels built for the age of internet
dating: “Stop sending me all your dick
pics/ they are boring me to pieces.”
Miller is candid about what it felt
like to navigate the industry at a young
age: “At the beginning it was a bit of an
unknown territory. We didn’t exactly
know what we were getting into, but
luckily we had each other.”
She notes the type of microaggressions
she and her fellow
band members encountered in the
early stages of their career, like
concertgoers assuming they were fans
when they’d appear at a gig. “Obviously
the music industry, especially the rock
industry, is very male-dominated,” she
says, “I think being a force in the rise of
female rock artists is really cool. I think
we’ve been able to grow and help be
a part of this movement that hopefully
By SHANIA PERERA
becomes way more accessible.”
And now in a position to bring up
a new generation of rock stars, The
Beaches are excited to put on rising
bands in Toronto’s rock scene. Miller
name-drops the teen folk duo Moscow
Apartment, who attend her former high
school: “They are so tight, they are so
badass. They’re literally as tight as we
are, and much younger.”
Now, The Beaches are driven by
their devoted fanbase. “We love
performing. As long as we continue
to do that, and it also inspires other
women to get involved, that’s really
awesome for us.”
STAR
The Beaches will embark on their first
national tour on February 6th, starting in
Victoria, British Columbia.
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