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

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)