The Pictures are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria. They were founded in 2000 as a side-project by
Davey Lane
David Daniel "Davey" Lane (born 31 January 1981) is an Australian musician. He is a solo artist and lead guitarist of You Am I (since 1999).Spencer et al, (2007) 'Lane, David' entry. Retrieved 4 February 2010.McFarlane'You Am I'entry. Retrieved ...
, the lead guitarist of Australian alternative rock band
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by its lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tim Rogers. They formed in December 1989 and are the first Australian band to have released three successive albums that have each debuted ...
.
In their initial run, The Pictures released three studio albums, as well as three EPs.
The Pictures debut album, ''Pieces of Eight'', was recorded in February 2005 at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne.
For that album, with Lane, on lead vocals and guitar, were Luke Thomas on vocals and bass guitar and Johnny T on vocals and drums.
In June the album peaked at No. 7 on the
ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.
Their debut single, "Pissin' with the Catman", reached the top 100 in May 2005 on the related ARIA Singles Chart.
Its follow-up, "I Don't Care", peaked at No. 37 in September.
After drummer Johnny T left the band to focus on family life, The Pictures enlisted the help of Russell Hopkinson of You Am I and Joel Ellis of Mink Jaguar and
Nunchukka Superfly
Nunchukka Superfly is a punk band from Sydney. It was formed by Peter Black and Ray Ahn from Hard-Ons
The Hard-Ons are an Australian punk rock band, which formed in 1982 in Punchbowl, New South Wales. Its founding members were Keish de Sil ...
on the 2008 album ''Kicking Indifference''. Their live line-up subsequently included Melburnian drummer, Zac Anthony of
The Wellingtons (also formerly a member of The Hovercrafts). The Pictures also recorded a version of
Kelis
Kelis Rogers-Mora (; born August 21, 1979), known mononymously as Kelis, is an American singer, songwriter and a professionally trained chef. At age 14, she was admitted to New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perform ...
' ''
Milkshake
A milkshake (sometimes simply called a shake) is a sweet beverage made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, fruit syrup, or whole fruit into a thick, sweet, cold mixture ...
'' for
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 ...
's regular
Like a Version
''Like a Version'' is a weekly segment on Australian youth radio station Triple J. It involves Australian and international artists playing two songs live in the Triple J studio, one of their own songs (an "original") and then a cover version, h ...
segment, along with one of their own tracks.
By 2013, Lane had started his solo career and The Pictures had disbanded.
The Pictures reunited in 2018 and 2019 for a small selection of Melbourne shows. In January 2021, Lane again announced the return of The Pictures via his Instagram page. The band performed their first show in nearly two years at Melbourne's Lulie Tavern in early February 2021. This would later extend into a full-scale reunion of the original trio, with the band going on to record their third studio album throughout 2021 and into 2022. In September 2022, the band released "I Can't Hold It Back", the lead single from their as-yet-untitled new album that is slated for an early 2023 release.
Discography
Albums
*''Pieces of Eight'' (Smash Records, 2005)
*''The Fantastic Sounds of the Pictures (Rarities)'' (2007)
*''Kicking Indifference'' (2008)
EPs
*''I Dealt a Rollercoaster'' (2002)
*''Somethin' I Don't Know'' (2003)
*''Singin' It Just to See'' (2004)
Singles
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pictures, The
Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups disestablished in 2012
Victoria (Australia) musical groups