Alex Sitze - Chef Eats Last

Midwest loop artist Alex Sitze does not follow a clean roadmap. On 'Chef Eats Last', the self-produced track wanders through abstract, scrapbook lyricism and shifting structures rather than sticking to neat indie pop formulas. Sitze uses simple, physical field recordings to anchor his vocals, like tapping drumsticks on a windowsill to match a lyric about a falling shoe, or burying the sound of chopping celery deep into the closing beat. It is a quiet, late-night listen that captures the exact frustration of putting everyone else first, moving from a fast, restless start to a heavy, bass-driven finish that lets the tension linger.