New Young Pony Club Prep Fantastic Debut
Photos: New Young Pony Club [Brighton, England; 06/08/07]

With the setting of each sun, UK disco-pop sensations New Young Pony Club get a little older, their sound a little more worn-in. But that don't mean we can't love them like we did when first we met. If our Club shows a little more experience around the edges than it used to, well, we'll take it.

And, though it feels like we've seen these Clubsters through a lot, when the Modular-issued Fantastic Playroom hits UK shelves July 9, it'll be the first time all that newfound grit comes out in full length.

For those of you looking to spare a week's worth of wrinkles on your Pony Club before linking up with them, a single for the Fantastic's third cut (and Intel commercial track) "Ice Cream" will be released seven days before its resulting album.

Oh, and the kids will stick close to their home continent for a bunch of shows throughout the summer. For a taste of that action, check out Max Tollworthy's shots from New Young Pony Club's June 8 show at Brighton, England's Concorde.













Fantastic Playroom:

01 Get Lucky
02 Hiding on the Staircase
03 Ice Cream
04 The Bomb
05 Jerk Me
06 The Get Go
07 Talking, Talking
08 Grey
09 Fan
10 Tight Fit

Stay gold, Ponyboy (and, uh, Ponygirls):

06-15 Barcelona, Spain - Sonar Festival
06-16 London, England - Wireless Festival
06-17 Leeds, England - Wireless Festival
07-04 Amsterdam, Netherlands - London Calling
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Dublin, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-08 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-13 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
07-21 London, England - Lovebox Festival
07-27 Stratford-upon-Avon, England - Global Gathering
07-28 Standon, England - Standon Calling
08-04 Kent, England - Secret Garden Festival
08-09 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-10 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-11 Leipzig, Germany - Sonne, Mond & Stern Festival
08-16 Saint-Malo, France - Route du Rock Festival
08-18 Hasslet, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Liverpool, England - Creamfields Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded Festival