New Young Pony Club: new rave or new disco? Answer: who cares when their music sounds this good? The London quintet might be a new phenomenon to some, but others will know them well, as they???ve been working hard behind the scenes for a good three years or so, building up a solid fan base to accommodate the release of this debut album. And what a debut it is. Fantastic Playroom ticks all the right "influence" boxes--Bowie, Blondie, New Order-???to make it suitably zeitgeist-capturing, yet their tunes are infused with an extra savvy and edginess, putting them slightly ahead of the new whatever game. Singles like "Ice Cream" and "The Bomb" illustrate the band???s way with a sexy rhythm; songs like the percussive "Hiding on the Staircase" keep the party going, while the band???s 80s style synth-pop indulgences come unashamedly to the fore on "The Get Go" and "The Jerk." A large part of the band???s appeal is vocalist Tahita Bulmer, whose slightly detached vocal delivery sits well on the band???s songs. True, Fantastic Playroom can feel more like a collection of singles than a coherent album at times, but that???s just what this band do best. We should love them for it. --Paul Sullivan

It's a horrid grey, wet, windy day. The Wolf has every intention of spending it curled up in the cave
with headphones and a decent claret.
Mrs Wolf, having removed the red packaging, is preparing the Sunday roast. Scatty and Grits (the cubs) are thankfully still asleep.

New Pony Club's new album 'Fantastic Playroom' is the perfect soundtrack to this scene of domestic
contentment.

10 tracks displaying bags of confident cool. Sly funky beats. Sunny melodies. Crisp production.
Ms Bulmer's drolly chic vocals and wry lyrics infuse the project with slick urban verve.

These fine energetic performances will have your paws tapping before you know it.

The album is suffused with good humour. The perfect antidote to this abysmal British weather.

Lunch is beginning to smell good and I'm working up a big appetite !

Interestingly I have had some quite extreme reactions from some of the people who I have spoken to about this record. I think it never helps when a band gets well known via an over-played advert (Intel used `Ice Cream' for one of their adverts) but I really rate this record. For a change I actually think the more interesting tracks are at the end of the record then the start where they break away from the Blondie, nu-wave type sound.

NYPC produce some nice neat songs and clearly have listened to a lot of different sources to produce modern smart pop. They remind me a little of a cleaner sounding CSS. I believe their live performances can leave a little to be desired. We shall see.

>>> I'm Into Emo/ Rock music; My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, ect, but When I Heard NYPC, I Thought Wow, I Like.
Very Catchy.
Very Snazzy.
Recommend To All!

=] Hannah >>>

This is for all the Indie Disco fans out there!! When i first heard this album i admit i didn't like it and then about the third time i listened to it it grew!! You find yourself singing along to Tahita's harsh vocals and slowly start to dance to the funky beats!! i really recommend this album!

Remember that feeling after entering a nightclub, full of promise, full of adrenaline, full of the unknown, and just being sure this night will be one of the best of all time? We welcome The New Young Pony Club, a band who have managed to capture that unrestrained joy onto one pleasure-seeking thrill of an album.
Fantastic Playground is the soundtrack to every partygoers hedonistic lifestyle. Overflowing with infectious pulsing baselines, addictive synth hooks and vocals that define the epitome of flirtatious exchange, it's doused with lashings of mischief, naughtiness and enough grinding sex appeal to make resistance utterly futile.