Beth Seymour Reintroduces Herself To The World With New Single, 'Medication'

New music, new band, new name – that’s exactly what Naarm/Melbourne musician Beth Seymour is here to give you on a romantic Valentine’s Day.

If the name Beth Seymour isn’t one that’s familiar to you, that’s to be expected. Though Seymour has been a prominent figure on the Melbourne music scene for many years now, the release of new single Medication marks the start of a whole new chapter for the storied artist.

Her first new song since 2023, it comes following a transformative year in which Seymour came out as transgender, launched a new band, and continued to write prolifically. The result is a new acoustic track which sees Seymour accompanied by her faithful backing band (now known as The Lizzies).

It’s an arresting piece of music that features Seymour wrestle with her personal demons of ADHD, OCD and gender dysphoria, while resolving herself to push through the darkness with the help of prescription medications.

“It can be embarrassing to feel like you’re wired differently to everyone else, and to feel as if you have to take medication just to be palatable to them,” Seymour explains. “It’s like a sense of jealousy. You think, why can’t I just feel and act like everyone else? But the other side is that, for a lot of us, our brain (which is supposed to be our ally) seems to be actively working against us.

“So, if taking my meds helps me persevere through the horrors of existence, I’ll gladly take them. You’re brave and powerful just for persisting.”

During her time away from the spotlight, Seymour was nothing short of busy. Alongside working tirelessly on writing and recording music at her home studio deep in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne’s east, she also helped launch the nascent Ramones-inspired band Hormones.

But along the way, she’s recorded the best music of her career, with honesty, clarity, and freedom at the centre of her new single and her forthcoming record.

“It’s freeing to finally be able to be transparent with what I’m writing songs about,” she adds. “There’s a lot of my previous music that I’ve been able to retroactively reveal was about my mental health struggles, particularly with gender identity, since coming out.

“It’s long overdue, but I’m thrilled to finally be here. It’s made me fall in love with making music all over again, and I’ve written and started recording so much music for all my bands. I’m particularly excited about the epic new Lizzies album which ‘Medication’ comes from.”

With Medication out in the world, and some of the most accomplished music of her career on the way, we’re getting ready to witness Seymour at her very Beth.

Beth Seymour’s Medication is out now.