Pony the Pirate was named "Årets Urørt" by NRK P3 in 2009 with their song "Walk the Shame" and released their debut album This Is Our Psychopedia! the following year. The songs "Walk the Shame," "Psychopedia," and "Sing" were A-listed on national radio and In 2009, and Pony the Pirate was the 4th most played Norwegian band on NRK P3. Following the album release they performed at the main stage at Hovefestivalen, Øyafestivalen, Quartfestivalen, Norwegian Wood, Slottsfjellfestivalen, and Pstereo among many others.

The band went on hiatus with an almost completed album in the fall of 2010, but released two singles in 2015.