by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
New York’s Personal Space released their second album, A Lifetime of Leisure, back in March via Good Eye Records (Parrot Dream, Spud Cannon, Zoo). The record is soft yet hypnotic, grounded with motorik rhythms and AM gold melodies. Their alternative rock jangle feels downright luxurious, but the album’s themes are far more complex as the band’s members have transitioned from students to a life in the big city rat race. They view it all with a vibrant sense of humor, even when the working world threatens to dampen spirits.
“Supine (And Feelin’ Fine)” gets the video treatment courtesy of director Justin A. Gonçalves, capturing the band splitting time between their Flatbush and Gowanus neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Speaking about the video, the band shared:
"Filmed back in January during the peak of the last Covid winter, we were all really happy at the chance to get together to make this video. Alex had just moved to the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, and we liked a lot of the settings there: a recreation area in a scraggly corner of the Prospect Park Parade Grounds; the large, sometimes decrepit lots of Prospects Park South with their incongruous suburban vibe; lots good streets and corners for perambulating. (We had to go to Gowanus for the basketball and performance scenes). In all these we’re essentially playing hammed up versions of our current selves: clinging to youth in a pickup game with our oversized retro jerseys; trying to pass off as born-and-raised park regulars in front of outdoor chessboards with our leisure wear and bagel shmears; getting supine in the practice rooms cause we’re just getting too old to stand for so long."