Live Review: Big Scary, Caitlin Park

Big Scary played to a sold out crowd at Goodgod, in their first appearance in Sydney for a very long while, presenting a new member and new music from their upcoming album Not Art to be released in June.

Caitlin Park and her accompanying band had a great range of tunes, flowing in range to produce an eclectic and interesting set. Park employed her band for heavier sounds filled with drumming beats and fierce guitar work, then set them aside to produce the light acoustics of folk that echoed across the floor. Park occasionally employed samples to great effect, giving tracks an eerie feeling. The audience sat around the stage in a campfire circle, enamored like children listening to their kindergarten teacher.

Those who are following Big Scary gossip will know that they hired an additional musician to create a fuller sound live on their upcoming album, as well as to add to their previous tunes. The duo can already fill a room with bellowing sounds with just the two of them so it was interesting to see how a third person would make a difference.

The heavily bearded addition enhanced past songs with echoing harmonies and completed current songs with his talents, bringing Big Scary's sounded to even more heightened levels. They grabbed everyone's attention immediately, crashing into their introduction. As always, mutli-instumental vocalist Tom Iansek was the perfect leading man, with a gorgeous voice that silences the room paired with a humbleness that gives the songs genuineness. Drummer Jo Syme keeps up the pace with smooth drumming that is at its best when she is thrashing. Recent tracks were a delight to hear, bringing a more developed sound to the act. After watching Big Scary this week, June cannot come sooner.