The Optimist is the second studio album by English band New Young Pony Club. It was released on 5 March 2010 on the band's label The Numbers, distributed by the PIAS Entertainment Group. The album showcases a darker, more emotive sound for the band. The songs "Oh Cherie" and "Lost a Girl" were used, respectively, in the third and fourth episodes of the fourth season of Gossip Girl.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Optimist.

New Young Pony Club
Tahita Bulmer – performer, production
Lou Hayter – extra vocals , extra piano
Sarah Jones – drums , extra vocals , additional drums
Andy Spence – performer, production
Additional personnel
Pete Fraser – saxophone
Liz Harry – art direction, design
Mark McNulty – photography
Al O'Connel – drum engineering
Morgan Quaintance – heys , extra Vox
Craig Silvey – mixing
Tom Stanley – drum engineering
Charts
Release history
References
2010 albums
New Young Pony Club albums
PIAS Recordings albums






