The Ponys has been played on NTS in shows including Immediate Hits w/ Dan Russell, featured first on 7 March 2020. Songs played include I Wanna Fuck You.

The Ponys was an American indie rock/garage rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed by singer/guitarist Jered Gummere, in early 2001.

Gummere and bassist Melissa Elias recruited drummer Nathan Jerde and the band started playing around Chicago, eventually recording two singles in 2002. These found their way into the hands of In The Red's Larry Hardy, who signed the band, prompting them to add Ian Adams on keyboards and guitar, so as to better duplicate their layered recorded sound live.

The Ponys' debut LP, Laced With Romance, was recorded with Jim Diamond in Detroit and released in February 2004, NME calling it "a dirty-sounding mess of post-punk choppiness, ear-searing Farfisa organ and timeless teenage snarling."

After months of constant touring, they slipped into Chicago's Electrical Studios with Steve Albini for Celebration Castle, released in May 2005. Even more varied than their debut, Celebration Castle seemed to accentuate the band's physical power and precise dynamics. Rolling Stone said, "While other indie bands fuss themselves into a lather straining to redefine the templates of 'garage rock' or 'post-punk,' The Ponys just get it the hell done."

Just before the release of Celebration Castle, however, Ian decided that touring life was not for him, and he was replaced by guitarist and local charmer Brian Case.

Matador finally got their hands on THE PONYS and, dragging them off the road for a while, got them in Electrical Studios and Brooklyn's Headgear Studios in September 2006 with John Agnello (http://www.johnagnello.com) to record Turn The Lights Out.

In 2010, the band released their first new recording since Turn the Lights Out, the EP Deathbed Plus 4.