Fantastic Playroom

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Fantastic Playroom
Studio album by New Young Pony Club
Released 6 July 2007 (2007-07-06)
Genre New Wave, dance-punk, synthpop, indie rock, post-punk revival
Length 39:07
Label Island
Producer Tahita Bulmer, Andy Spence
New Young Pony Club chronology
Fantastic Playroom
(2007)
The Optimist
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (69/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars....[2]
BBC Music (favourable)[3]
Drowned in Sound (6/10)[4]
The Guardian 2/5 stars....[5]
musicOMH 3.5/5 stars....[6]
NME (7/10)[7]
Now (4/5)[8]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10)[9]
PopMatters (9/10)[10]
The Times 4/5 stars....[11]

Fantastic Playroom is the debut album by English electronic band New Young Pony Club. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2007 by Island Records. The album reached number fifty-four in the UK and number seventy-nine in Australia. It was nominated for a 2007 Mercury Prize, and the band performed "The Bomb" on the awards night.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Get Lucky"   3:43
2. "Hiding on the Staircase"   3:31
3. "Ice Cream"   3:12
4. "The Bomb"   4:19
5. "Jerk Me"   4:07
6. "The Get Go"   4:29
7. "Talking, Talking"   4:03
8. "Grey"   4:13
9. "F.A.N."   3:35
10. "Tight Fit"   3:55

[edit] Personnel

Band
Additional

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 79
UK Albums Chart[15] 54

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label
Ireland 6 July 2007[16] Island Records
United Kingdom 9 July 2007[17]
Germany 17 July 2007[18] Universal Music
Australia 10 August 2007[19] Modular Recordings
United States 28 August 2007[20] Modular Recordings, Interscope Records
Japan 24 October 2007[13] Universal Music

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/fantastic-playroom. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/fantastic-playroom-r1079569/review. Retrieved 18 October 2007. 
  3. ^ Latham, Nickie (4 July 2007). "Review of New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". BBC Music. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gdrg. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Denney, Alex (11 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/9900/reviews/2053507. Retrieved 26 July 2007. 
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (6 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club, Fantastic Playroom". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/06/electronicmusic.shopping. Retrieved 26 July 2007. 
  6. ^ Shepherd, Sam. "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom (Modular)". musicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/new-young-pony-club_0607.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2007. 
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (13 July 2011). "New Young Pony Club". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/new-young-pony-club/8793. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Keller, Jason (25 October 2007). "New Young Pony Club". Now. Now Communications. http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=160271. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  9. ^ Mitchum, Rob (26 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10471-fantastic-playroom/. Retrieved 26 July 2007. 
  10. ^ O'Neil, Tim (24 October 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/new-young-pony-club-fantastic-playroom/. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  11. ^ Dalton, Stephen (7 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". The Times. Times Newspapers. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2025164.ece. Retrieved 8 July 2007. 
  12. ^ "Fantastic Playroom (Bonus Track Version) by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/fantastic-playroom-bonus-track/id258772519. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  13. ^ a b "ニュー・ヤング・ポニー・クラブ:ファンタスティック・プレイルーム [New Young Pony Club:Fantastic Playroom]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/nypc/uici1054.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th August 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071020-0000/issue911.pdf. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "Chart Stats – New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37824. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  16. ^ "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Tower Records Ireland. http://www.towerrecords.ie/product/New_Young_Pony_Club_Fantastic_Playroom/314073. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  17. ^ "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=630940. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  18. ^ "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom" (in German). Universal Music Germany. http://www.universal-music.de/new-young-pony-club/detail/product/100201/fantastic-playroom/. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  19. ^ "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". JB Hi-Fi. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/fantastic-playroom/278286. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  20. ^ "Fantastic Playroom: New Young Pony Club". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ROAB6C. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
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