Pony Up is an all-woman Canadian

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...

band based in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. They are known for their guitar-and-keyboard based upbeat music and their personal and sometimes sexually suggestive lyrics.

History

Pony Up! was formed on

New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...

2002. The members were bassist Lisa Smith, drummer Lindsay Wills, keyboardist Laura Wills, guitarist Sarah Moundroukas, and vocalist Camilla Wynne Ingr. The group released their debut, self-titled EP, ''Pony Up!'' (which included their song "

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in ''Full Metal Jacket''. His other film roles include the title character ...

") in 2005, via Steve Aoki's label,

Dim Mak The touch of death (or death-point striking) refers to any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively ' () traces its ...

. In April 2006, Pony Up released their first full-length album, '' Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes''. To promote their debut, the band toured Australia in the summer of 2006, where their single "The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Is That They Die)" would later be voted No. 47 on

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

Hottest 100 The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music listener poll hosted by the publicly-funded, national Australian youth radio station, Triple J. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian and alternative music of the y ...

. In September 2008 Pony Up supported

The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...

on tour. Lisa Smith and Laura Wills joined the touring lineup of

The Dears The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is led by the husband-and-wife duo of singer-guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak. History The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, ...

. The band's third album, ''Stay Gold'', was released in the spring of 2009."Back in the Groove"
''Montreal Gazette'', 2009-06-25.

Discography

* ''Pony Up!'' (2005, EP) * '' Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes'' (2006) * '' Stay Gold'' (2009)

Band members

Current members

* Lisa J. Smith – bass guitar * Lindsay Wills – drums * Laura Wills – keyboards and vocals * Sarah Moundroukas – guitar and vocals

Former members

* Camilla Wynne Ingr - also in the band

Sunset Rubdown Sunset Rubdown is a Canadian art rock music group from Montreal. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, '' Snake's Got a Leg'', in early 2005. By the next year the project expanded to become a fu ...

Music videos

References

External links

Not Just Another Girl Band: The Pony Up Interview
by Michael Mercadante 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pony Up Musical groups established in 2002 Musical groups from Montreal Canadian indie pop groups All-female bands English-language musical groups from Quebec 2002 establishments in Quebec