New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom

Fantastic Playroom Album Review: by Chris Waugh

After three years as an underground dance band, appearing way lower on various tour billings than deserved and having their music used on a commercial, New Young Pony Club finally release their debut album Fantastic Playroom. And about time too!

The three parts sexy, two parts hairy London pop-punk dance-funk quintet have had to sit on the album for over a year, until record execs at Modular decided the band had 'built enough profile' to release it. And, whilst it must have been frustrating for NYPC to stand by and watch as lesser exponents of nu-rave released middling records, it somehow suits the sexiest, most stylish exponents of the genre to arrive fashionably late.

And now they're here, New Young Pony Club are about to effortlessly cross over into the mainstream, and become favourites of the hip scenesters and more sophisticated and discerning fans of 80's electro alike.

Delivered with Tahita Bulmer's trademark ice cool Iggy-inspired post-feminist sexy drawl and chocked full of sussed and sassy future classic singles, Fantastic Playground has a knowingness and intelligence that has been sorely lacking in electro-pop for nigh on a decade.
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