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Big Scary

Big Scary is an Australian musical duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, by Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme. The pair have released several EPs and five studio albums.

Their 2013 album Not Art was nominated for the Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards of 2012, Best Independent Album at the AIR Awards of 2013 and also for ARIA Award for Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013. Not Art won the 2014 Australian Music Prize, winning the band $30 000.In 2010 Iansek had formed a side project, #1 Dads. Their 2016 single "The Opposite of Us" was certified gold in Australia in 2020.

Albums

2011 Vacation
2013 Not Art
2016 Animal
2021 Daisy
2022 Me and You
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Latest Articles

Features / Music
Listen: Big Scary - Organism
Big Scary return to the fore with new single Organism..
News / Music
Next Week You'll Hear The Rubens, Art Of Sleeping & Vance Joy On Triple J
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Big Scary Confirm Last Australian Headline Show For 2014
The band will shift their focus internationally and to a new LP
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Big Scary Win $30,000 Australian Album Prize
The duo take home the prize for 'Not Art'
Features / Music
The Bags Are Packed
"We’ve been lucky that we’ve never been forced to rein anything in."
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EXCLUSIVE: Big Scary Lead Final Names For A Festival Called PANAMA
The last lot of performers have been confirmed
News / Music
Friday Night Gigs At Melbourne Now Return To The National Gallery Of Victoria
Big Scary and more to join the already announced World's End Press
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Big Scary, Courtney Barnett
Big Scary’s Fremantle performance would certainly have piqued the interest of any first-timers and left the rest wanting more.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Big Scary, Courtney Barnett, Melodie Nelson
The new material shifts away from the old towards an epic, atmospheric vibe, with air and space where there was once a wall of sound.
Features / Music
The Holiday Is Over
"The album pushed us and demanded a lot of us and forced us to try new things and go out of our comfort zone."
News / Music
Big Scary Confirm 'Not Art' Album Tour
They'll play all over the country
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Big Scary - Not Art
Some of the drums recall DJ Shadow, but more often Big Scary blaze their own trail, and it works well for them.
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