New Young Pony Club - The Optimist

Pitchfork“Just a preview for dance-rock at its most pro forma and drab...” Opener "Lost a Girl" has a kinesis that's notably lacking on the rest of the LP. Memorable passages like these are lost amidst songs that stretch out to five minutes when they should be three, and are constructed nearly the same exact way...

Guardian“A clinical, dark, adult pop record...” There's too much that sounds like what a New Young Pony Club album track ought to sound like – all clicky basslines at the top of the mix and unobtrusive synths...

The Times“Not yet reviewed”

The Telegraph“A cracking comeback...” The Optimist is jammed with gritty gothic funk-pop, part Siouxsie Sioux, part LCD Soundsystem, embellished by the bassy tones of frontwoman Ty Bulmer...

The Independent“It hasn't been time wasted...” The Optimist is taut and dark, like The XX learning to dance, with basslines that seize your spine and hooks that snag your brain...

Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

allmusic“Not yet reviewed”

MusicOMH“An album that, if anything, sounds more natural than their debut...” This whole album holds together in a way that their debut didn't. It's a bold step forward that commands respect and suggests that they may have some longevity...

Dusted Magazine“Not yet reviewed”

Drowned In Sound“Not yet reviewed”