DENVER, CO (July 16, 2021) – Joel Ansett’s new EP, I Should Get Some Rest, is a collection of songs about weariness. On the last song of his latest full-length album, Ansett sang the line “weary of the wars I can’t escape” and this EP turned out to be a deeper dive into what some of those wars are for Ansett.
Ansett recalls not intentionally writing around the theme, but soon came to the realization that every song on the EP has a tired consonance. Tired of loud noises. Tired of his own brokenness. Tired of hoping for things and being let down. Tired of being worried. “The final song in the collection resolves a lot of the angst by moving my attention away from myself and onto a still small voice that is much different from the “voices, lights and loud noises” named in the first track” It’s a voice that Ansett describes as sometimes hidden, but always there, inviting him to rest and find hope in something other than his own ability.
“It is an EP that begins to explore the paradox of stillness and rest and how, in some moments, doing absolutely nothing is actually highly productive.” – Joel Ansett
