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THE BEACHES PAY HOMAGE TO THEIR FANS WITH “JOCELYN”

FALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Beloved Canadian alt-rockers The Beaches are back with a new single, “Jocelyn” (via AWAL). After a rollercoaster year following the release of their fan-favorite album, Blame My Ex, and a mega-successful run headlining their sold-out North American tour and opening for sapphic rock icon, girl in red, The Rolling Stones, and Greta Van Fleet, The Beaches turn to introspective musings on the undeniable fame and adoration that have surrounded them since. “Jocelyn” finds The Beaches at a more vulnerable place, questioning what it means to leap into stardom while remembering they are only human.

Lead singer, Jordan Miller, says of the track:

“So the inception of our new song “Jocelyn” is kind of a funny story. We wanted to write about the experience of feeling undeserving of all the reverence that was being thrown away after “Blame My Ex” did so well. All of us in the band are just a bunch of messy girls, and we felt strange about the way that some people were putting us on pedestals. Anyways, at some point during the session, our co-writer Lowell kept singing the name “Jocelyn”, so we decided to see if we had any fans who were named Jocelyn, and we found one! We kind of wrote it about this brilliant young woman, and about the experience we were going through, feeling uncomfortable and undeserving of Jocelyn’s adulation.”

Together, the band confronts their doubts through their signature alt-rock excellence. Eliza Enman-McDaniel’s addictive drum beat carries the track alongside Jordan Miller’s full, crooning vocals. Accompanied by guitarists Leandra Earl and Kylie Miller, the members of The Beaches use “Jocelyn” to share their disbelief at the admiration of their fans, singing ““So perplexing coming up, when my esteem was on the floor / I headlined at the Troubadour and wondered what they came here for / What do you even see in me, Jocelyn?”. The result is a track that reminds us of the vulnerable human nature of being an artist – regardless of public esteem and adoration – while simultaneously solidifying the band’s resounding impact and irresistible strength, as they continue to take over the alt-rock world.

Tour Dates

September 20 – Kitchener, Canada @ Fest2Fall
September 21 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall (w/ Fletcher)
September 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
September 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
September 26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes [SOLD OUT]
September 27 – Richmond, VA @ The National [SOLD OUT]
September 28 – Ocean City, Maryland @ Oceans Calling Festival
September 30 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
October 1 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle [SOLD OUT]
October 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade [SOLD OUT]
October 4 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall [SOLD OUT]
October 5 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
October 7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn
October 8 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
October 10 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
October 12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
November 15 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capital
November 21 – Las Vegas, NV @ F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

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Background Photo Credit: Meg Moon