2007 is set to be the Year of the Optimist. Already a well respected singer and songwriter in his own right, Chris Howard's exciting new venture sees him rejoin forces with old mates Owen, Al and George - musicians who themselves have a string of credits to their name, such as performances at the Royal Festival Hall and work with acts as diverse as Retro Stereo and Marsupial Management (Stereophonics). But no egos, really...
With an established base of quality material already to draw upon ("...songs with such quality and depth that leave me baffled as to why I have not heard of the two songwriters, Reading may have just unearthed a diamond", Joel Priest 2003) Optimists are nonetheless hard at work perfecting their sound and writing for the first time as a band unit.
At times jubilant, at times introspective, but always engaging... we hope that there'll soon be four more Optimists in a town near you...