Jessi Lee deals with depression on new EP “Deep Rest”

This EP is a collection of songs I wrote during an intensely difficult period of my life. It’s called “Deep Rest” because I was dealing with depression but also hibernating, hiding from the world just working on myself and music. The first track, “Human”, was a song I wrote trying to understand the relationship with myself. I had gone through a deeply personal loss, and felt like I couldn’t grieve at my own pace. This song was a dialogue about overcoming being my own worst enemy, also realizing that it’s ok to work through pain even when the rest of the world is moving on. The music can be summed up in two big sections conveying how I felt stretched, pushed or pulled, quickly or slowly, all dealing with the same amount of space and time. I was really fortunate to have my friend Ben Eunson, an incredible guitarist from Melbourne, Australia, take a solo at the end, really tying together the track and adding some serious energy.

The rest of the songs on “Deep Rest” all deal with similar themes overcoming loss and eventually healing yourself, finding one-ness, and realigning with who you are.