In an age where hustle culture is sold as identity and the “always on” mindset is mistaken for ambition, Mending Stars’ new single ‘Out of Office’ arrives like a quiet rebellion wrapped in a pop anthem. Clocking in at just under four minutes, the track captures the emotional weight of burnout with disarming clarity, delivering a message that feels timely, universal, and, above all, human.
With pristine production and vocals that ache in just the right places, ‘Out of Office’ is here to level with you. The beat pulses like a racing mind on the verge of collapse, while shimmering synths and atmospheric layers offer a sense of both urgency and relief. It’s that familiar moment when you realise you’ve hit a wall and instead of pushing through, you finally step back. Not out of defeat, but out of necessity.
Lyrically, it lands somewhere between a journal entry and a declaration. There’s a lived-in quality to the way Mending Stars writes about disconnection, not just from work but from the self. Lines about drowning in expectations and forgetting who you used to be hit with the kind of emotional precision that suggests this isn’t just a concept but a lived experience.
What makes ‘Out of Office’ so compelling is how it channels this emotional weight without dragging the listener down. It’s not a lament, it’s a release. A gentle but firm reminder that it’s okay to log off, to draw a line, to protect your energy. That moment when you turn off your notifications and just… breathe? This is the soundtrack to that.
With ‘Out of Office’, Mending Stars cement themselves as one of pop’s most emotionally intelligent new voices; balancing polish with poignancy, hooks with heart. It’s the kind of song you’ll keep on repeat not because it pumps you up, but because it helps you feel seen. And in today’s noise, that’s a rare and welcome pause.
