The Optimist (New Young Pony Club album)

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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]

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]

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Release history[edit]

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[edit]

  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). 20 December 2009. 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). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ "The Optimist – New Young Pony Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. 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 (8 March 2010). "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.
  16. ^ "Gossip Girl Music | Season 4 – Episode 3". The CW. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  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). 8 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  19. ^ "The Optimist by New Young Pony Club". iTunes Store (Germany). 5 April 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  20. ^ a b "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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (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.
  26. ^ "Optimist, The – New Young Pony Club". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  27. ^ "The Optimist – New Young Pony Club". Fnac (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  28. ^ "The Optimist: New Young Pony Club". Amazon (Germany) (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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