这组来自伦敦的五人乐队目前在Nu Rave圈中已属核心之辈,由女主唱Tahita Bulmer所领军,话说Tahita小姐在高中时期即怀抱着组团玩音乐的梦想,并希望以Pony Club这个古怪有趣的名字来为乐团命名,后来得悉爱尔兰已有一支名为”Pony Club”的乐团,于是就再加上了Newer与Younger之意,成为了目前的团名“New Young Pony Club”,受到New Wave时期Talking Heads、Blondie等影响,NYPC的作品不仅带有Synth-Pop/Dance Rhythms的复古气味,更多了份青春洋溢、搞怪有理的酷味与玩乐气氛!
在被发掘正式签入Modular唱片之前,NYPC曾于另一独立厂牌Tirk Recordings发表过两张单曲作品,也曾受邀于NME所开办的“Indie Rave Tour”与CSS、The Sunshine Underground以及Klaxons同台演出,并持续于各大国际性音乐盛会累积了相当可观的人气度,乐团的首张专辑《Fantastic Playroom》在今年7月正式开卖前即受到众多注目期待,并且获得Q、Uncut、Mixmag一致的好评,更在前不久夺得Mercury Prize年度最佳专辑殊荣。
by MacKenzie Wilson
The London dance-rock group New Young Pony Club feature Tahita Bulmer (vocals), Andy Spence (guitar), Igor (bass), Lou (keyboards), and Sarah Jones (drums). Inspired by LCD Soundsystem, the Stranglers, and Gang of Four, the bands stylish electro-disco blend arrived with the release of the Ice Cream 7 in February 2005. The limited-edition pressing of 1,000 copies sold out in just three days, fueling New Young Pony Clubs growing popularity among the U.K. music press and chic blogs alike. A deal with Modular Recordings, home to Wolfmother, the Avalanches, and Van She, and second single, The Get Go, followed before the years end, but NYPC was still aiming to break overseas. They got it when American indie fans got a taste of NYPCs energetic style when their biggest hit, Ice Cream, was featured in the Intel Core 2 Duo television commercial in fall 2006. U.K. tour dates supporting Lily Allen followed in November. Fantastic Playroom, the groups first album, finally surfaced in 2007.