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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC Musicfavourable[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME7/10[7]
Now4/5[8]
Pitchfork Media8.2/10[9]
PopMatters9/10[10]
The Times[11]

Fantastic Playroom is the debut studio album by English electronic music band New Young Pony Club, released on 6 July 2007 by Island Records. The album debuted at number fifty-four on the UK Albums Chart,[12] selling 4,804 copies in its first week.[13] As of March 2010, it had sold 32,986 copies in the United Kingdom.[13] Fantastic Playroom was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2007,[14] and the band performed "The Bomb" on the awards night.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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
iTunes Store bonus track[15]
No.TitleLength
11."Descend"4:57
Japanese edition bonus tracks[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Descend" 6:05
12."The Bomb" (Phones Collateral Damage Mix) 6:44
13."Fade in That Blank" 3:28
14."Take Me I'm Yours"
3:37
15."Ice Cream" (video)  
16."The Bomb" (video)  

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fantastic Playroom.[17]

New Young Pony Club
  • Tahita Bulmer – vocals, additional production
  • Lou Hayter – keyboards
  • Sarah Jones – drums
  • Andy Spence – guitar, production
  • Igor Volk – bass
Additional personnel
  • Dean Chalkey – photography
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Nilesh Patel – mastering
  • Richard Robinson – artwork

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 79
UK Albums Chart[19] 54

Release history

Region Date Label
Ireland 6 July 2007[20] Island
United Kingdom 9 July 2007[21]
Germany 17 July 2007[22] Universal
Australia 10 August 2007[23] Modular
United States 28 August 2007[24]
Japan 24 October 2007[16] Universal

References

  1. ^ "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ Latham, Nickie (4 July 2007). "Review of New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". BBC Music. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  4. ^ Denney, Alex (11 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (6 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club, Fantastic Playroom". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. ^ Shepherd, Sam. "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom (Modular)". musicOMH. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (13 July 2011). "New Young Pony Club". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  8. ^ Keller, Jason (25 October – 1 November 2007). "New Young Pony Club". Now. Vol. 27, no. 8. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  9. ^ Mitchum, Rob (26 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  10. ^ O'Neil, Tim (24 October 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  11. ^ Dalton, Stephen (7 July 2007). "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
  12. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 21.07.2007 (wk28)". Zobbel. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Key Releases: 13.03.10". Music Week. HighBeam Research. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Mercury Prize: The nominees". BBC News Online. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Fantastic Playroom (Bonus Track Version) by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  16. ^ a b ファンタスティック・プレイルーム (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 21 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Fantastic Playroom (CD liner notes). New Young Pony Club. Island Records. 2007. 602517349681.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 20th August 2007" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  19. ^ "New Young Pony Club" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  20. ^ "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Tower Records Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  21. ^ "New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom". Island Records. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  22. ^ "New Young Pony Club | Fantastic Playroom" (in German). Universal Music Germany. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  23. ^ "Fantastic Playroom – New Young Pony Club". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  24. ^ "New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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