# 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. On 26 April 2024 they released their fourth, Parked Car Conversations.

## Biography

Picture This originate from Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, originally a duo consisting of Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford, they added Owen Cardiff and Cliff Deane in 2016.

## History
### 2015–2017: Breakthrough and Picture This

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

### 2018–present: Mdrn Lv and 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". The album debuted at number 2 on the Irish Albums Chart.

## Band members

* Ryan Hennessy – vocals (2015-present)
* Jimmy Rainsford – drums (2015-present)
* Owen Cardiff – guitar (2016-present)
* Cliff Deane – bass (2016-present)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | IRL | UK |
| Picture This | Released: 25 August 2017 Label: Picture This Music, Republic (0190295781637) Formats: CD, LP, DD, streaming | 1 | — |
| Mdrn Lv | Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Republic (00602577242977) Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming | 1 | 54 |
| Life in Colour | Released: 25 June 2021 Label: Let's Get It, Republic (3832728) Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming | 2 | 51 |
| Parked Car Conversations | Released: 26 April 2024 Label: RCA, Sony Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming | 2 | 74 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions |
| IRL ||
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Year | Title | IRL | UK | Sales | Album |
| 2015 | "Take My Hand" | 21 | — | IRL: 10,000 | Picture This (EP) |
| 2016 | "You & I" | 48 | — | | Picture This (EP) |
| 2016 | "Let's Be Young" | 66 | — | | Picture This (EP) |
| 2016 | "This Christmas" | 25 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Never Change" | 30 | — | | Picture This |
| 2017 | "Everything I Need" | 72 | — | | Picture This |
| 2017 | "95" | 61 | — | | Picture This |
| 2017 | "Addicted to You" | 22 | — | | Picture This |
| 2018 | "This Morning" | 6 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "When We Were Young" | 28 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "One Drink" | 12 | 98 | | Mdrn Lv |
| 2018 | "Everything or Nothing" | 7 | — | | Mdrn Lv |
| 2019 | "If You Wanna Be Loved" | 18 | — | | Mdrn Lv |
| 2019 | "Modern Love" | 23 | — | | Mdrn Lv |
| 2019 | "One Night" | 4 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "This Christmas" (Orchestral Version) | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Winona Ryder" | 20 | — | | Life in Colour |
| 2020 | "Troublemaker" | 38 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "If I Build a Home on the Moon" | 23 | — | | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Unconditional" | 17 | — | | Life in Colour |
| 2021 | "Things Are Different" | 16 | — | | Life in Colour |
| 2021 | "LA House Party" | 20 | — | | Life in Colour |
| 2021 | "Heart's Not In It" (with Loote) | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2021 | "If Ever However Whenever Forever" | 49 | — | | Life in Colour |
| 2022 | "Get on My Love" | 38 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2023 | "Song to Myself" | 31 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2023 | "Ireland" | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "Leftover Love" | 65 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2023 | "Call It Love" | 78 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2024 | "Act of Innocence" | 71 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2024 | "Somewhere Close to Heaven" (with Rea Garvey) | — | — | | Halo |
| 2024 | "Parked Car Conversations" | 87 | — | | Parked Car Conversations |
| 2024 | "Satellites" | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2024 | "Middle of Love" (with Dean Lewis) | 97 | — | | Non-album singles |
| 2024 | "Drink It Down to There" | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. ||||||

### Other charted songs

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