New Young Pony Club的艺人档案
New Young Pony Club
這組來自倫敦的五人樂隊目前在Nu Rave圈中已屬核心之輩，由女主唱Tahita Bulmer所領軍，話說Tahita小姐在高中時期即懷抱著組團玩音樂的夢想，並希望以Pony Club這個古怪有趣的名字來為樂團命名，後來得悉愛爾蘭已有一支名為”Pony Club”的樂團，於是就再加上了Newer與Younger之意，成為了目前的團名“New Young Pony Club”，受到New Wave時期Talking Heads、Blondie等影響，NYPC的作品不僅帶有Synth-Pop/Dance Rhythms的復古氣味，更多了份青春洋溢、搞怪有理的酷味與玩樂氣氛！
在被發掘正式簽入Modular唱片之前，NYPC曾於另一獨立廠牌Tirk Recordings發表過兩張單曲作品，也曾受邀於NME所開辦的“Indie Rave Tour”與CSS、The Sunshine Underground以及Klaxons同台演出，並持續於各大國際性音樂盛會累積了相當可觀的人氣度，樂團的首張專輯《Fantastic Playroom》在今年7月正式開賣前即受到眾多注目期待，並且獲得Q、Uncut、Mixmag一致的好評，更在前不久奪得Mercury Prize年度最佳專輯殊榮！
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.
