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Published: 5 July 2007

Left to right: New Young Pony Club’s Sarah, Igor, Andy, Tahita and Lou

Please dad, all I want is a new young pony

INTERVIEW: NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
by Andy Dangerfield

THEY sold out a gig at Koko and toured with the Klaxons. Now North London’s New Young Pony Club has decided it’s time to release their debut album, Fantastic Playroom, out on Monday. Grooves caught up with the band’s producer and guitarist Andy Spence.

AD: Why New Young Pony Club?
AS: It was Tahita’s (vocalist) choice. She always wanted a pony when she was younger and liked the idea of being in a club. Plus it sounds kinky.

AD: Why have you called your album Fantastic Playroom?
AS: We wanted to describe where we made it. The studio was a sanctuary to play around in. We kept going back to have fun and try new things.

AD: Describe it in a sentence.
AS: It’s a fantastic, futuristic, avant guard pop journey.

AD: Did you ever have a My Little Pony?
AS: No but I’m sure all the girls in the band did. Plus all the accessories and castles.

AD: Are there too many trilby-wearing guitar bands?
AS: I think there are too many indie boy bands and that style’s been done to death. Bands used to want to make music, no matter who they were. Now it seems more like a career choice.They probably offer it at school… would you like to be a surveyor, a police man or a band member? It’s something people choose to do rather than having a desire to make music.

AD: Are there enough female-led bands?
AS: There’s a surge at the moment – seems like positive discrimination.

AD: Who are your favourite current bands?
AS: Bat For Lashes are great. I saw their lead singer recently and was mesmerised – too shy to say hello. Simian Mobile Disco is also really strong.

AD: Are you making rock music sexy again?
AS: I think we’re helping. We’re certainly not making it uglier. We sound like we like having fun. We’ve got some dirty lyrics but we sing about all sorts of things. We’re a sexy, nerdy band.

AD: You all seem very stylish. What’s your dress sense influenced by?
AS: We make it up as we go along. We have a lot of older influences like the Blondie era. But everyone has their own taste. Tahita loves Iggy Pop but she hasn’t done that look on stage yet.

AD: Who’s the sexiest band member?
AS: Me, of course.

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