In the tumult of bands that always seem to emerge at the same time with similarities in their name (maybe because Google will throw up all of them when one is searched), I have a bad tendency to pass over bands that have any kind of lupine or equine references in their name. It's the only thing I can think of that would explain how I missed this little gem of a track. Only now with recent favourites Crystal Fighters' remix of 'Hey You' have Pony Pony Run Run garnered my attention properly.
Discovering now that Pony Pony Run Run have, according to their press release, "had huge success across Europe playing with the likes of Katy Perry, Calvin Harris simple minds and appearing on talk shows with La Roux", might be another reason as to why I missed them. Hmpf.
In any case, if you, like me, missed the original single, 'Hey You' is a piano based bit of synth pop with Chromeo feelings minus the cheese and vocal effects. Check the original track and the video below:
So then Crystal Fighters have come in to give Pony Pony Run Run the remix treatment, adding in their signature Basque sounds; dynamically moving the track to another level by cutting the vocals, throwing in a swirling house buildup and electro rave break down in an almost haphazard layering of sounds to make it even more danceable. Awesome.
