Picture This (band)

Picture This are an Irish pop rock musical band based in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, comprising Ryan Hennessy, Jimmy Rainsford, Owen Cardiff and Cliff Deane. In 2017, they released their eponymous debut album, which entered atop the Irish Albums Chart. In early 2019, they released their follow up album Mdrn Lv. Their third studio album “Life In Colour” was released in June 2021.

Picture This
OriginAthy, County Kildare, Ireland
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsRepublic Records
MembersRyan Hennessy
Jimmy Rainsford
Owen Cardiff
Cliff Deane
Websitepicturethismusic.com

Biography

Picture This originate from Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. The band consists of Ryan Hennessy (vocals), Jimmy Rainsford (drums), Owen Cardiff (guitar) and Cliff Deane (bass). Rainsford had previously toured with Ryan Sheridan, whilst Hennessy had been a member of another local band. Deane, Cardiff and Rainsford were childhood friends. Deane and Cardiff joined the band when Hennessy and Rainsford asked them to play with Picture This.[1]

History

2015–2017: Breakthrough and Picture This
Main article: Picture This (Picture This album)

In October 2015, Ryan Hennessy recorded a sample of the song "Take My Hand" on his iPhone, which he and Rainsford later recorded in the studio. The video was uploaded to Facebook and YouTube, and has amassed over 4 million views across all platforms. The band's debut gig was to be played in the Grand Social venue in Dublin, which they sold out in under 30 minutes. To meet the demand, the gig was moved to The Academy, which has a capacity of 850 people. The band became the first act to sell out the venue for their debut gig.

The band announced a 20-date tour of Ireland in spring 2016. The tour began in Leixlip on 4 June and culminated with three dates at the Olympia, a 1,600 capacity venue in Dublin on 1–3 November. By 22 July 2016 tickets for 16 of the shows had sold out, including two dates at the Olympia. The band later announced that they would be playing a third and final date at the Olympia on 3 November 2016.[2]

In July 2016, the band announced that they would be releasing their debut self-titled EP on 12 August. The track list featured five original songs including "Take My Hand". The EP debuted at number 1 on the Irish Albums Chart for the week ending 18 August 2016.[3]

In May 2017, Picture This released "Never Change", the lead single from their debut studio album. Rainsford told Billboard the song was inspired by "the feeling of loving somebody exactly how they are and never wanting them to change a thing. The video signifies that we could go anywhere in the world but we always end up back home and will never change that."[4]

They released their self-titled debut album on 25 August 2017.[5] It ended up topping the IRMA charts in Ireland.[6]

2018–present: Mdrn Lv & Life in Colour

On 23 March 2018, Picture This released "This Morning". On 15 June 2018, they released "When We Were Young". On 17 October 2018, they announced their second album, Mdrn Lv, and released its lead single, "One Drink". Following the release, they also announced their second headline tour. On 7 December 2018, they released the second single from Mdrn Lv, "Everything or Nothing". The album was released on 19 February 2019, with a performance atop the Empire State Building in New York City. On 18 October 2019 they released their single "One Night". On 19 October they announced three concert dates in Ireland in Cork, Dublin and Belfast for June 2020.

In June 2021, the band released their third studio album, Life in Colour which includes the single LA House Party and the album debuted at number 2 on the Irish charts.

Band members
  • Ryan Hennessy – vocals
  • Jimmy Rainsford – drums
  • Owen Cardiff – guitar
  • Cliff Deane – bass

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
IRL
[7]		 UK
[8]
Picture This 1—
Mdrn Lv
  • Released: 15 February 2019[9]
  • Label: Republic Records (00602577242977)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming
 154
Life in Colour
  • Released: 25 June 2021
  • Label: Let's Get It Records, Republic Records (3832728)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming
 251
Parked Car Conversations
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: RCA Records, Sony Music
  • Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming

Extended plays
Title Extended play details Peak
chart
positions
IRL
[7]
Picture This
  • Released: 12 August 2016
  • Label: Picture This Music Ltd., Warner Music Ireland
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
 1

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
IRL
[7]		 UK
[8]
2015 "Take My Hand"[10] 21— Picture This EP
2016 "You & I"[12] 48—
"Let's Be Young"[13] 66—
"For You"[14] ——
"I Don't Know Why"[15] ——
"This Christmas"[16] 25— Non-album single
2017 "Never Change"[4] 30— Picture This
"Everything I Need" 72—
"95" 61—
"Addicted to You" 22—
2018 "This Morning"[17] 6— Non-album single
"When We Were Young"[18] 28—
"One Drink"[19] 1298 Mdrn Lv
"Everything or Nothing"[20] 7—
2019 "If You Wanna Be Loved"[21][22] 18—
"Modern Love"[23] 23—
"One Night"[24] 4— Non-album single
"This Christmas" (Orchestral Version) [25] ——
2020 "Winona Ryder"[26] 20—
"Troublemaker"[27] 38—
"If I Build a Home on the Moon"[28] 23—
"Unconditional"[29] 17—
2021 "Things Are Different"[30] 16— Life in Colour
"LA House Party"[31] 20
[32]		—
"Heart's Not In It"
(with Loote)[33]		 ——
"If Ever However Whenever Forever"[34] 49— Life in Colour
2022 "Get on My Love" 38— Non-album singles
2023 "Song to Myself" 31—
"Ireland" ——
"Leftover Love" 74
[35]		—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Other charted songs
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
IRL
[7]
2017 "Smell Like Him" 73 Picture This
"Jane" 81
"Carry On" 82
"Dream" 92
"Saviour" 97
"Body and Mind" 62
2019 "Nevada" 93 Mdrn Lv
"Hurt Nobody" 52
2021 "Addict of Magic" 10 Life in Colour
"Die for You" 49

See also

References
  1. "Picture This: A band to watch out for!". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. "Picture This add a third show at Olympia after selling out previous two". Hot Press. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 18 August 2016". Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. Weatherby, Taylor (9 May 2017). "Picture This Unveil New Song & Video "Never Change", Announce Debut Album: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. Ragel, Amani (20 June 2017). "Picture This Announce Release of Debut Album". Hot Press. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. "Picture This Biography". Concerty.com.
  7. "Picture This Discography". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. "Picture This | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. MDRN LV by Picture This on iTunes, 15 February 2019, retrieved 17 October 2018
  10. "Take My Hand". Genius. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. "Picture This' Top 10 biggest songs on the Official Irish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. "Picture This - You & I". YouTube. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  13. "Picture This - Let's Be Young". YouTube. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  14. "Picture This - For You". YouTube. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  15. "Picture This - I Don't Know Why". YouTube. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  16. "THIS CHRISTMAS - Picture This is a new original song written and performed by new Irish band PICTURE THIS. It was released by the Irish band in December 2016". YouTube. December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  17. "This Morning - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  18. "When We Were Young - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  19. "Picture This Return With New Song "One Drink" — New Album MDRN LV Out February 15thwebsite=substreammagazine". 18 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. "Picture This Release New Song "Everything Or Nothing" — Watch Video Here". substreammagazine. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  21. "Picture This - If You Wanna Be Loved (Lyric Video)". YouTube. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  22. "If You Wanna Be Loved - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  23. "Picture This - Modern Love". YouTube. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  24. "One Night - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  25. "This Christmas (Orchestral Version) - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  26. "Winona Ryder - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  27. "Troublemaker - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  28. "If I Build a Home on the Moon - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  29. "Unconditional - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  30. "Things Are Different - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  31. "LA House Party - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  32. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 2 July 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  33. "Heart's Not In It - single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  34. "Picture This - If Ever However Whenever Forever (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  35. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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