Track Listing

1. Get Lucky
2. Hiding on the Staircase
3. Ice Cream
4. Bomb
5. Jerk Me
6. Get Go
7. Talking, Talking
8. Grey
9. F.A.N.
10. Tight Fit

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77175 in Music
• Released on: 2007-08-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Debut album from the London five piece, fresh from the NME Nu-Rave tour having played with the likes of Klaxons and CSS. This electro pop album includes indie dancefloor hits 'The Bomb' and 'Get Lucky' as well as the insanely sexy and catchy 'Ice Cream', recognisable from Intel's recent TV campaign

From 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

Customer Reviews

Pretty good debut from Pony Club
This new group is all the rage in Britain at the moment and I have been following them for a while in the NME. I first got to hear them on the ultra-cheap digital penetration sampler that came out quite a while ago. This debut album really confirms that they are one of the more interesting bands to come out at the moment. They have very strong New Wave influences which might seem to be a bit trendy but they are really better than that. Blondie and others have been cited but I would in may ways put them closer to the Waitresses or ESG. The music is rather simle melodic New Wave with guitar and synthesizer. The singing is really good. The production could have been slightly cleaner but overall the album is great. One of the few records to buy this year so far (and believe me I have unfortunately bought the others as well).

Every Song is Great! One of those Rare Finds!
About every 6 to 7 years an album will come out where I hear it the first time and love everything on it. It is SO rare - examples would be 10,000 Maniacs "In My Tribe", Eurythmics "Peace", and Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars".

I was listening to independent radio here in LA and they played Ice Cream. The song IMMEDIATELY caught my attention with its hook much like CAKE did with "Never There".

I checked it out on Itunes and bought the album immediately. I have turned so many friends onto it and they are all amazed how hot their sound is...the band is tight and she is such a Blondie-esque detached almost "Waitresses" sound.

If you like punk, 80s new wave, dance or pop this CD will work for you!

Keep it coming NYPC!

Indie Dance Rock from the 80's
British Quintet NYPC's debut is catchy, fun, new-wave inspired rock that you can dance to(if you wish). The music has a strong pop sensibility, featuring ultra-infectious hooks and melodies that provide a lush backdrop against singer Tahita Bulmer's sassy, semi monotone vocal delivery that is very reminescent of B-52's singer Kate Pierson. FP combines everything that was good about the B-52's, Blondie, and New Order into a modern yet suprisingly familiar sound. The songs are built around solid songwriting that is both catchy and carefree. They float on amped-up chorus lines and beats, leaving nothing heavy here, which allows the music to explode with feverish intensity. "Ice Cream" is an infectious, neo-new-wave throwback that strikes all the right chords. "The Bomb" is one of the greatest dance songs that Blondie never wrote, which exhibits more new-wave flair and chutzpaz that most real new wave bands ever did. Check out "The Get Go", which starts out slow and builds into a funky layered vocal attack. NYPC are in the same room as CSS, although the former are more rough around the edges, NYPC keep the party moving and never stop to take a break, this has dance floor written all over it. Overall a solid and well crafted debut album from a promising new band.