Big Scary | |
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 Big Scary in Seattle in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Indie pop, garage rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Big Scary, Pieater |
| Members | Tom Iansek Joanna Syme |
| Website | http://bigscary.net |
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,[1] Best Independent Album at the AIR Awards of 2013[2] and also for Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013.[3] Not Art won the 2014 Australian Music Prize, winning the band $30 000.[4]
In 2010 Iansek had formed a side project, #1 Dads.[5] Their 2016 single "The Opposite of Us" was certified gold in Australia in 2020.
- ^ "Australian Album of the Year Nomination". Triple J. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Triple nominations for Big Scary at Independent Music Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "ARIA NOMS + FINE ARTS & ARTISAN WINNERS". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Music News - triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Mathieson, Craig (2 July 2015). "Big Scary's Tom Iansek on a winner with #1 Dads". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 December 2015.