Career
Forming and signing
Mutual friends introduced now London-based vocalist Tahita Bulmer and producer Andy Spence, who shared a love of punk rock and dance music. The founding pair began writing together, originally only for Bulmer to perform. Spence later assumed a larger role when they decided to form a proper band, and the duo recruited Lou Hayter (keyboards), Igor Volk (bass) and Sarah Jones (drums). The band formed in 2005, and released two limited edition 7" singles ("The Get Go" and "Ice Cream") on indie label Tirk Recordings before being discovered by more established Australian label Modular Recordings, and signing a worldwide deal. The band's name came from lead singer Bulmer's desire to be a part of a club or team at school. Her original idea for the band name was the more concise " Pony Club", which she describes as "quirky and kinky and fun". A pre-existing Irish band had already claimed the name, and the prefix "New Young" was added to reflect that the band are "a newer, younger and kinkier Pony Club".''Fantastic Playroom''
The band's debut album, '' Fantastic Playroom'', was released on Modular Recordings on 9 July 2007 in the UK and 28 August in the U.S. Although the band had an album's worth of material, they decided to create an entirely new album. Since its release, ''Fantastic Playroom'' has received generally positive reviews from the music press in Britain. '' Mixmag'' awarded it Album of the Month in its July issue. On 17 July ''Fantastic Playroom'' was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Prize.''The Optimist''
Second album '' The Optimist'' was released in the UK on 8 March 2010. According to the We Smoke Fags final MySpace blog posting, their bassist Lee has joined New Young Pony Club after We Smoke Fags have decided to go on an indefinite hiatus Lee has since been replaced on bass by Remy Mallet, who previously played with Josh Weller.Live shows
The band toured extensively in 2006 and 2007. A support tour with Lily Allen was followed by a place on the 2007 NME Indie Rave Tour along withNYPC
With Hayter and Jones leaving to pursue other interests, leaving founding members Bulmer and Spence to continue as a duo, the pair decided to shorten the band's name to NYPC to reflect the change. Their subsequent eponymously entitled album marked a return to the duo's electronic music roots.Band members
Current members * Tahita Bulmer – vocals * Andy Spence – guitar, bass, production * Sarah Jones – drums Former members * Lou Hayter – keyboards * Igor Volk – bass * Lee Godwin – bass * Remy Mallett – bass * Lewis Maynard – bassDiscography
Studio albums
Extended plays
* ''New Young Pony Club'' (2006)Singles
* "Ice Cream" (February 2005) * "The Get Go" (27 June 2005) * "Get Lucky" (20 March 2006) * "Ice Cream" (18 September 2006) (first re-release) * "The Bomb" (19 March 2007) – UK No. 47 * "Ice Cream" (2 July 2007) (second re-release) – UK No. 40 * "Get Lucky" (29 October 2007) (re-release) * "Chaos" (28 February 2010) * "We Want To" (30 May 2010) * "You Used to Be a Man" (7 May 2012) * "Hard Knocks" (6 July 2013)Remixes
* "The Mirror Man" (New Young Pony Club Remix) – Spektrum (2006) * " Tears Dry on Their Own" (NYPC's Fucked Mix) – Amy Winehouse (2007) * " Jealous Girls" (New Young Pony Club Remix) – Gossip (2007) * " Leave It Alone" (New Young Pony Club Remix) –References
External links
* {{Authority control 2004 establishments in England British musical trios Dance-punk musical groups Dance-rock musical groups English electronic rock musical groups English new wave musical groups English synth-pop groups Island Records artists Modular Recordings artists Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from London Remixers