Big, fat piano hooks all over the new tune from Melbourne’s Tom Iansek (lead vocals, electric guitar, keys) and Joanna Syme (drums, backing vocals).  Together as Big Scary, the duo are ready to release their debut album, Vacation in the U.S.  If the lead single, “Falling Away” is any indication (and we bloggers love our indications), the debut [...]

“Falling Away” is the first single from their forthcoming album and if it’s any indication of what’s to come, put your pre-orders in right now. Filed under: Hear No Evil, mp3 Tagged: Big Scary Falling Away, music

Cairns band The Medics peaked our interest back in 2010 on Triple J's unearthed. Now two years later and their debut album Foundations is now among some of the greats that have been featured on Triple J's album of the week. Drum basher and vocalist, Jhindu Lawrie, kindly gave some insight into the big release, festival adventures, the Brisbane music scene and creating music the organic way. Proving that despite their burgeoning success, that The Medics are all about being spontaneous on stage and just going with the flow. So I hear that your debut album Foundations is ...

Arriving in sunny Canberra around 10.30am, it was a shock to the senses when exiting the car at The Meadows on the grounds of the University of Canberra. Festival goers were treated to a taste of temperatures of around 9 degrees (I checked) with a wonderful, icy breeze thrown in for good measure - welcome to Canberra in autumn! The cold weather in mind, I still find it both confusing and humourous that there were punters dressed in shorts, singlets and all number of summer clothing items. Having ventured to Canberra last year for Groovin’ The Moo and also missing ...

Last year at The Great Escape, the Alcopop!/Big Scary Monsters all-dayer at the less than salubrious Pavillion Tavern – a pub known for its insanely cheap drinks – ended in carnage. With a capital CARNAGE. The headliners – Scottish noiseniks The Xcerts – and, before them quirky indie-popsters Stagecoach, turned the whole pub into a raucous, ridiculous moshpit – bodies were flying everywhere, bouncers were throttling people, light bulbs and glasses were smashed, spectacles were dropped and trampled on, the promoter was nearly kicked out of his own gig and a chandelier was pulled off the ceiling and carried out by one supremely cheeky ...

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The only issue I have with Groovin' The Moo is having to get up real early on a Saturday morning to drive up the coast from Sydney. For the third year in a row I'm doing it hungover. One day I'll learn! After going through customs style interrogation getting in the gate, I took up prime position in front of the main stages to catch the end of San Cisco 's set. Their inoffensive, preppy pop tunes grew a large crowd who were ready to dance and sing along. Two piece Big Scary were up next with a ...

Getting set to play Splendour in the Grass, as well as releasing their debut EP... Larry Heath caught up with the band to talk about playing the festival, what we can expect from the EP and much more... Let’s get rolling, what’s your schedule like today? Just this and then going to hang out! Ah that’s easy! Cool. Alright, well, we’re here to talk many things, I guess firstly, you’re back on the Splendour line-up. You were on it last year as well, but I remember it being a very early spot from memory how ...

Technical rock act Mutiny On The Bounty have signed to leading UK record label, Best Before, who will release their second album, “Trials”, to a UK audience. After their debut received wide critical acclaim and a release on the respected independent label, Big Scary Monsters, they have taken the...

Genre: Alternative/Indie/Rock Country: Australia Tracklist 01. This Weight 02. Autumn 03. Winter 04. Thinking About You 05. The Deep Freeze Website [mp3 320kbps] rg df mc

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Taking the opportunity of the bank holiday for a bit of a clearout of accumulated new songs, three from bands new to STN, one who've had a couple of mentions down the years. Doctrines - Climbing Yggdrasil (Everybody Loves Ray Kay) From the new Big Scary Monsters sampler Making Music's For Pussies #001 ( free with a T-shirt , which seems almost entirely wrong given the compilation includes Tall Ships, Shoes And Socks Off and Bear Cavalry), Manchester's Doctrines have just signed to the mighty Alcopop!, bringing with them hefty amounts of Japandroids' impacted ferocity, Titus Andronicus' bar-room cluster bombing ...

The Zoo – Sat Apr 28 Tonight is the last night of Big Scary’s Vacation tour, and it’s an exciting line-up; there’s the locals fast making a name for themselves, an achingly hip Melbourne synth pop star, and Big Scary themselves, who are finally reaping the reward for their hard work and refusal to compromise their musical integrity. And I’m not the only one who thinks so; it’s a sell-out crowd and at least half full by the time Mosman Alder start their first song, These Hands, off their soon to ...