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Fantastic Playroom

~ New Young Pony Club
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  • Audio CD (9 Jul 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Island
  • ASIN: B000ROAB6C
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,482 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Get Lucky 3:43£0.69
Listen  2. Hiding On The Staircase 3:31£0.69
Listen  3. Ice Cream 3:08£0.79
Listen  4. The Bomb 4:16£0.69
Listen  5. Jerk Me 4:06£0.69
Listen  6. The Get Go 4:27£0.69
Listen  7. Talking, Talking 3:59£0.69
Listen  8. Grey 4:13£0.69
Listen  9. Fan 3:30£0.69
Listen10. Tight Fit 3:55£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review
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

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'Fantastic Playroom' is the debut album by the north Londonelectro-indie-poppers New Young Pony Club. A winning mixture of sonic invention and dancefloor grooves, this album willappeal to fans of acts such as Klaxons, CSS and Bonde Do Role. Includes the single 'Ice Cream'.

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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Sound!...' of Summer 07..., 16 Jun 2007
By Dave (London, UK) - See all my reviews
First thing's first, there is nothing particularly 'new-rave' about New Young Pony Club. Yes their music is very dance-able and yes they toured with Klaxons but if you had to list their influences you would start with 80s new wave as opposed to 90s rave. There's a definite hint of Blondie to them and this album certainly owes much to the B-52s, Human League and even The Waitresses but what brings this album to the future is most certainly Tahita Bulmer; the all-dancing Hoxton hair-cutted front-woman of the coolest pop (yes POP) band in the world.

All the sex of Karen O, the sophistication of PJ Harvey, the fun of Madonna, the ballsy strut of Missy and Debby Harry's ability to make herself the centerpiece of every song she sings, Bulmer is destined to be an icon. She's the kind of girl PJ Harvey sings about, the one Debbie Harry wanted to 'Rip to Shreds'. And this is never more evident than on 'Ice Cream', aka the scenester's anthem and a song so perfectly destined for chart success you can virtually hear the sound of Tahita shoving Rihanna off of the throne of 'number 1 of 2007'. And at its center of course is the lady herself half-rapping filthily suggestive lyrics about 'fantastic flavoured fancy/ sick like Sid and Nancy' in her sex-chat drone. But this is far from the album's peak, 'Hiding On the Staircase' is what it would sound like if ska-era No Doubt were fronted by Kelis as `jungle drums fade in the background' over the catchy hook of "it's the sound!" and lyrics about 'revolution in the bedroom', while 'The Bomb''s adrenaline fuelled 80s disco is the sound of Duran-Duran colliding with Kylie's 'Can't Get You Outta My Head' at full speed.

But it's the chilled out Ponies which suits them best, be it ludely suggesting all sorts on 'Jerk Me', moodily shrugging off a talkative lover on 'Talking, Talking', sound-tracking a night out circa 1AM on the brilliant 'The Get Go' or stressing over the great Kate Moss/Posh size debate on the ridiculously good closer 'Tight Fit'. The lyrics may sometimes appear to lack the focus of 'Ice Cream' and '...Staircase'; "I'm your F-A-N, M-A-N" from dance-floor stomp 'FAN', "It's alright, as long as it's black or white, except when they're grey, that's not my favorite colour" from Grey. But delve deeper into the former and you'll hear a celebration of narcissism and an attack on sexism while the latter has enough groove- along with a hint of 80s minimalist pop- for you not to care that Tahita appears to be deciding what to wear on record.

Fans of pop from CSS to Gwen Stefani will love it, those that believe the charts are a reserve for Kasabian and The View will hate it, Girls Aloud and Sugababes will be jealous of it; either way the elasticated basslines, the bleepy synths, the stuttering drums, funk guitars and to cool-to-sing vocals will soundtrack a long hot summer. 'The sound of revolution in the bedroom' indeed!

Highlights: Hiding On The Staircase, Ice Cream, The Bomb, The Get Go, FAN, Tight Fit
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Resistance is futile, 19 Sep 2007
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.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bass-synth-drumtastic, 3 Sep 2007
Wow....what a record....first listen and I'm putting "The Bomb" on repeat play....superb basslines,haunting keyboards....a classic...

NYPC are clearly influenced by a variety of eighties dance records as well as some more modern punk-funk but with a real stripped down punch that explodes from the speakers.

Tahita Bulmers vocals are perfect for some of the cut glass beats and glacial synths. There are very few fillers, its nearly all killer and "The Get Go" is the finest four minutes of pop in 2007.....no kidding!
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