The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)
# The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| musicOMH | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 5.5/10 |
| PopMatters | 4/10 |

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

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

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Optimist.

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) | 161 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 15 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label |
| - | - | - |
| Ireland | 5 March 2010 | The Numbers |
| United Kingdom | 8 March 2010 | The Numbers |
| Australia | 19 March 2010 | Liberator |
| France | 5 April 2010 | PIAS |
| Germany | 16 April 2010 | PIAS Integral |
| Japan | 21 April 2010 | Hostess |
| United States | 4 May 2010 | PIAS America |
