The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)

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.[15] The songs "Oh Cherie" and "Lost a Girl" were used, respectively, in the third and fourth episodes of the fourth season of Gossip Girl.[16][17]

The Optimist
Studio album by
New Young Pony Club
Released5 March 2010 (2010-03-05)
RecordedThe Glue Factory
Genre
Length45:27
LabelThe Numbers
Producer
New Young Pony Club chronology
Fantastic Playroom
(2007)		 The Optimist
(2010)		 NYPC
(2013)
Singles from The Optimist
  1. "Lost a Girl"
    Released: 20 December 2009 (promotional)[2]
  2. "Chaos"
    Released: 28 February 2010[3]
  3. "We Want To"
    Released: 30 May 2010[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash7/10[7]
The Daily Telegraph[8]
Drowned in Sound6/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
musicOMH[11]
NME8/10[12]
Pitchfork5.5/10[13]
PopMatters4/10[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Lost a Girl"4:21
2."Chaos"3:39
3."The Optimist"5:36
4."Stone"4:10
5."We Want To"4:42
6."Dolls"3:16
7."Before the Light"5:28
8."Oh Cherie"5:04
9."Rapture"4:23
10."Architect of Love"4:48
iTunes Store bonus tracks[18][19]
No.TitleLength
11."Chaos" (Manic Street Preachers South Wales Swamp Mix)3:34
12."Chaos" (music video) (UK and Europe only)3:17
13."Lost a Girl" (music video) (UK only)4:22
Japanese edition bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
11."Dress" (writer: PJ Harvey)3:30
12."Chaos" (Rory Phillips Mix)5:11
13."Chaos" (Johan and Dekker Remix)7:12
14."Chaos" (Melé Remix)5:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Optimist.[21]

New Young Pony Club

  • Tahita Bulmer – performer, production
  • Lou Hayter – extra vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7), extra piano (track 7)
  • Sarah Jones – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), extra vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5), additional drums (tracks 3, 6–8)
  • Andy Spence – performer, production

Additional personnel

  • Pete Fraser – saxophone (track 3)
  • Liz Harry – art direction, design
  • Mark McNulty – photography
  • Al O'Connel – drum engineering (track 2)
  • Morgan Quaintance – heys (track 1), extra Vox (track 4)
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Tom Stanley – drum engineering (tracks 1, 4, 5)

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 161
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 15

Release history
Region Date Label Ref.
Ireland 5 March 2010 The Numbers [24]
United Kingdom 8 March 2010 [25]
Australia 19 March 2010 Liberator [26]
France 5 April 2010 PIAS [27]
Germany 16 April 2010 PIAS Integral [28]
Japan 21 April 2010 Hostess [20]
United States 4 May 2010 PIAS America [6]

References
  1. Green, Thomas H. (28 July 2017). "10 slept-on albums that should have been absolutely huge". Mixmag. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. "Lost a Girl – Single by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. "Chaos – EP by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. "We Want To – EP by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. "The Optimist – New Young Pony Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. Sendra, Tim. "The Optimist – New Young Pony Club". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. Zadeh, Joe (2 March 2010). "New Young Pony Club – The Optimist". Clash. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  8. Green, Thomas H (5 March 2010). "New Young Pony Club: The Optimist, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  9. Goodson, Kelvin (4 March 2010). "New Young Pony Club – The Optimist". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  10. Dean, Will (4 March 2010). "New Young Pony Club: The Optimist". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  11. Urdang, Ben. "New Young Pony Club – The Optimist". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. Doran, John (12 March 2010). "Album Review: New Young Pony Club – 'The Optimist' (Pias)". NME. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  13. Cohen, Ian (25 March 2010). "New Young Pony Club: The Optimist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  14. Deem, Anna (18 May 2010). "New Young Pony Club: The Optimist". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  15. "New Young Pony Club talk "deliciously menacing" new LP". Fact. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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  17. "Gossip Girl Music | Season 4 – Episode 4". The CW. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  18. "The Optimist by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  19. "The Optimist by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (Germany). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  20. "ジ・オプティミスト" [The Optimist]. Amazon (Japan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  21. The Optimist (liner notes). New Young Pony Club. The Numbers. 2010. NYPCCD030.CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. "Chart Log UK: Nadanuf – Michael Nyman". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. "New Young Pony Club – Optimist". Tower Records Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  25. "New Young Pony Club: Optimist". HMV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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