Bureau De Change’s new single Office Chair (out August 8th) is the anthem nobody asked for but every weary office worker desperately needs. If you’ve returned from your summer holidays with a tan, a bad attitude, and a deep hatred of the phrase “touch base,” this one’s for you.
The track opens with guitars that sound like a printer jam set to a beat, while the bassline trudges forward like a worker on their fifth coffee of the morning, still somehow half-asleep. Vocals arrive with the same energy you’d muster at a “mandatory fun” Friday, dripping with sarcasm as they call out the absurd rituals of office life: buzzword bingo, passive-aggressive Post-it notes, and the unholy horror of a “cake for Karen’s birthday” email thread.
Lyrically, it’s less a protest song and more a group chat message set to music—the kind you’d whisper to your desk neighbour while pretending to look at spreadsheets. It’s a ballad for the ones silently counting down to 5:30, eyeing the clock like it’s a long-lost lover.
Humour aside, Office Chair actually feels cathartic, turning workplace misery into something almost triumphant. Bureau De Change know the grind is ridiculous, but rather than wallowing, they crank it up to eleven and make it catchy. It’s not just music—it’s rebellion dressed in business casual.
Review by Thomas Imposter