[1] The group consists of keyboardist Roger Manning, guitarist Eric Dover, and bassist Tim Smith, each of whom were former members of the band Jellyfish.

The Lickerish Quartet began forming in early 2017 when Manning reached out to Smith with the intent "to continue in the tradition of a lot of the pop/rock stylings" that he had appreciated.

Without the direct goal of recording, the trio got together for several writing sessions, each lasting around a week long, and ultimately produced 12 songs.

According to Manning, this was because the group was only ever intended to be a collaboration with Smith and Dover, and that Sturmer had "made it very apparent to us and the industry over the years that he's not interested in any kind of post-Jellyfish activity, and that's fine.

[7] On November 18, 2022, the band made an announcement on their Facebook page stating, "...we have decided to let The Lickerish Quartet fold into our memories for good.