{"product_id":"big-scary-not-art","title":"Big Scary Not Art","description":"The story of Big Scary begins in Melbourne,\r\nAustralia, where duo Tom Iansek and Jo Syme, armed with just acoustic guitars\r\nand egg shakers, started playing songs together in the living room of Symes\r\nparents house, gradually working up to a bolder, more expansive sound by\r\nincorporating electric guitars, drums, synths and piano. What began as a few\r\nrainy day acoustic ballads in their first incarnation soon grew, and before\r\nlong, the newly named Big Scary were writing anything they pleased \"\r\nfuzzed-out garage rock; piano-led pop; intricate, pastoral instrumentals \"\r\neach imbued with an effortless pop sensibility and lightness of touch that\r\nwould quickly see the duo attract a strong following in their home country.\r\nFollowing a series of early self-released singles and EPs, Big Scary released\r\nthe intimately crafted debut album Vacation in 2011 via the bands own label\r\nPieater. The album brought the pair widespread acclaim, and earned the duo a\r\nlarge Australian audience with nominations for Album Of The Year from Triple J\r\nand Breakthrough Artist Of The Year from AIR (Australian Independent Record\r\nLabels Association), plus a small but growing cult following overseas. 2012 saw\r\nBig Scary take its first small steps onto the world stage \" earning\r\nfurther underground acclaim via a self-funded North American tour that saw Tom\r\nand Jo play SXSW, CMW, and CMJ, impressing whatever audiences happened upon the\r\nversatility, lovable magnetism, intelligent songwriting and dynamic live\r\nperformances that make up the bands riveting shows.On the heels of their\r\nadventures abroad, an invigorated Tom and Jo returned home and began recording\r\ntheir second full length album. Grappling with the pressures and perceived\r\nresponsibilities of their Australian success, the daunting goal of bringing their\r\nmusic to wider audiences, and their own expectations of themselves as writers\r\nand creators, the band eventually settled into making an album that would be,\r\nparadoxically, hotly anticipated at home while acting simultaneously as a first\r\nintroduction to almost all audiences elsewhere: Not Art.The Melbourne-based duo\r\nhas become a household name in Australian indie-pop circles and has a growing\r\ncult following overseas. Barsuk Records is thrilled to be the U.S. home for the\r\nbands forthcoming album Not Art, a slow-burning stunner produced and engineered\r\nby Iansek and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Amy Winehouse, The Kills, Arcade Fire,\r\nAdele) that distills influences of indie rock song structure, pop and hip-hop\r\nproduction, and experimental ambient music.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 3\/25\/14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: CD Wallet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Big Scary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45232949297196,"sku":"V305KL-OM9E-IY","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4755\/2812\/files\/big-scary-not-art_v9cIX.jpg?v=1769634802","url":"https:\/\/b-side-records-vintage-2.myshopify.com\/products\/big-scary-not-art","provider":"B-Side Records \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}