Truly was founded in 1990 by way of a trio of former Seattle grunge players — Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto, Screaming Trees and shrubs drummer Tag Pickerel, and vocalist/guitarist Robert Roth (in the Storybook Krooks). The group performed their first display helping the Jesus Lizard in a Seattle time in Oct 1990, and documented the EP Center and Lungs for Sub Play 1991. The label in addition has released two albums by Truly.