They were founded in 2000 as a side-project by Davey Lane, the lead guitarist of Australian alternative rock band You Am I.
[7] 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 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 band performed their first show in nearly two years at Melbourne's Lulie Tavern in early February 2021.
[8] 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.