Even from an early age, Bevin has had a fascination with women’s history. Hearing their stories and seeing how they navigated through a life of prejudice and discrimination became an inspiration to her songwriting.

This fascination led her to a five-year journey of creating a documentary titled Pregnant and Starving, which is currently in post-production. Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that can lead to dizziness, dehydration and weight loss. While it is considered a rare condition, it was most notably discussed with Catherine, Princess of Wales, as she experienced hyperemesis gravidarum during all three of her pregnancies. Bevin was also familiar with the condition as she had a friend who suffered from it during three pregnancies.

“[Pregnant and Starving] tells the stories of women who are quite literally maneuvering their way through various medical systems just to receive proper care for this disease,” she said. “We’ve had the pleasure of speaking with women all over the world.”

She also stumbled upon a book titled Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn. A trailblazing, conversation-starting history of women’s health - from the earliest medical ideas about women’s illnesses to hormones and autoimmune diseases - brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative.

All of these elements fueled Bevin to write a song. “Unwell” was co-written with George Krikes and by far the most fun she has had in the studio. Despite it being an imperative topic, its creation was the exact boost she needed to tell this story.

“I needed to write a song about this because this needs to be brought to attention in a fun way,” she said. “My songs are all connected to themes of justice and trying to understand the discriminatory and unethical systems through a female gaze. I wanted to make it a rock song and be a bit cheeky with it, a bit sarcastic, because it’s super important. I don’t think we should separate politics from art at all.”

While “Unwell” is meant to live as a single, a full-length album is next on her to-do list. She has had the album title for as long as she can remember, American Jezebel, and said that it will be a culmination of her life’s work up until this point.

It is important to her that the album creates a musical landscape that reflects her emotions. Songs are her version of storytelling, and through her years of writing she has learned that she is much stronger than she thought.

She has learned to trust herself in ways that she wished she had when she was fresh on the music scene. Getting opinions and receiving feedback can be helpful, but relying on her own intuition and having faith in it is how she knows her music is genuine.

“I’ve always loved that strong women are made out to be villains, and I love that I want to explore that in my record and put my own commentary on that notion,” she said. “ I took my own power back and it feels really good.”

Bevin is not afraid of making music that becomes a conversation piece. She recognizes how important it is to not only tell her story, but the stories of women everywhere. While the stories are endless, they are plentiful.