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.

The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)

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

The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)