Modern Leisure – you can count on me

Pelan dulu, baru meledak. Begitulah you can count on me bekerja, dan begitu pula Modern Leisure kembali setelah proyek indie pop milik Casey Banker asal Denver ini sempat terhenti oleh pandemi.

Racikannya belum basi. Ia dibuka berkabut dan intim, dengan synth tipis-tipis dan ketukan minimalis, lalu pelan-pelan dibanjiri gitar shoegaze dan melodi yang manis. Vokalnya terengah dan penuh gema, sekilas seperti kerabat jauh Alvvays yang besar bersama kaset alternatif akhir 90-an. Di outro, gitar-gitar itu meraung megah, dan saya curiga bagian inilah yang akan kita putar berulang-ulang.

Ada kesetiaan yang tidak banyak menuntut di sini. Kita diajak duduk di bangku belakang bus, menemani seseorang yang tetap ceplas-ceplos, lalu mendengarkan keluh kesahnya ketika kabar buruk terus berdatangan.

Masih ada rilisan lain yang dijanjikan tahun ini. Kalau rasanya semanis you can count on me, babak baru Modern Leisure layak ditunggu.

Lirik Lagu Modern Leisure – you can count on me

On the bus
In the back
Still you always give 'em sass
I know you'd act the same
On any day
As I float
By your side
Is it any kind of life?
To be in orbit of
Such a supernova

And I fell into a dream
When you would speak to me
And I'll tell you anything
No, you can count on me
On me, yeah
On me, yeah, yeah

So good for me's
Good for you
I'll always listen to your blues
I know you caught them all
When we left the mall
And there's bad omens in the news
And the curtain's closing soon
Still I hope that I
Might get the thing I like

And I fell into a dream
When you would speak to me
And I'll tell you anything
No, you can count on me
On me, yeah
On me, yeah
On me, yeah, yeah

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

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Keheningan malam yang syahdu terasa makin lengkap dengan alunan ulasan Matty Frank – BUTTER serta ulasan arsip Water Fire Music – Song of Reflection.