Banana Nutrament

2/23/2006
Sexy Young Things


New Young Pony Club lays down the Ice Princess funk with ruthless aplomb. Tahita's vocals will have you wrapped around her little finger until she kicks you aside with a spiked heel, cackling laughter and all. Could the iconography on the band's site be a more perfect match to "Ice Cream's" frosty sexiness? Could New Young Pony Club be any more the accidental inverse to a certain group's favorite flavors?

New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
New Young Pony Club on Myspace


Holy Fuck takes an opposite tack, they rub together solenoids and RCA jacks in an effort to warm up the place. Sounding something like Soft Cell for the jam band set, they infuse their patchwork electronics with propulsive drumming and improvisational turns. "Casio Bossa Nova" is loaded down with synthesizer banks engaging in Transformers style cartoon acrobatics to dizzying effect.

Holy Fuck - Casio Bossa Nova
Holy Fuck's website