Pony Up!

Pony Up is an all-woman Canadian indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec.^[1][2] They are known for their guitar-and-keyboard based upbeat music and their personal and sometimes sexually suggestive lyrics.^[3][4]

Pony Up
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2002–2009
Labels	Laughing Outlaw, Ten Fingers (current), Dim Mak (former)
Members	Lisa J. Smith Lindsay Wills Laura Wills Sarah Moundroukas
Past members	Camilla Wynne Ingr

History

Pony Up! was formed on New Year's Eve 2002. The members were bassist Lisa Smith, drummer Lindsay Wills, keyboardist Laura Wills, guitarist Sarah Moundroukas, and vocalist Camilla Wynne Ingr.^[5][6] The group released their debut, self-titled EP, Pony Up! (which included their song "Matthew Modine") in 2005, via Steve Aoki's label, Dim Mak.^[7][8]

In April 2006, Pony Up released their first full-length album, Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes.^[9] 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's Hottest 100.

In September 2008 Pony Up supported The Mountain Goats on tour. Lisa Smith and Laura Wills joined the touring lineup of The Dears.

The band's third album, Stay Gold, was released in the spring of 2009.^[10]

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

Music videos

Song	Released	Director	Album	Notes
"The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Is That They Die)"	2006	Toben Seymour	Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes	Shadow puppetry and animation by Moving Pictures