The Leaving Kind is an album about what happens when holding on becomes heavier than letting go. Across thirteen deeply personal songs, Sammi Lee explores the many forms leaving can take--the end of relationships, the loss of people we never chose to lose, the identities we outgrow, the truths we finally confront, and the pieces of ourselves we have to leave behind in order to become someone new. But this isn't an album about running away. It's about recognizing that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stop fighting to keep what is already gone. From the emotional weight of "Heavy Shoes" and the quiet grief of "Small Hands," to the raw self-examination of "Swallowing Glass," the defiance of "The Charade," and the rebirth found in "Burn It, Beautiful," each song captures a different moment in the process of losing, releasing, surviving, and rebuilding. At its heart, The Leaving Kind is about the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself--not because leaving doesn't hurt, but because sometimes staying costs more. Some things leave us. Some things, we leave behind. And sometimes, what feels like an ending is simply the moment we finally become brave enough to begin again.

View All Albums