{"product_id":"big-scary-not-art-cd","title":"Not Art (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of Big Scary begins in Melbourne,\u003cbr\u003eAustralia, where duo Tom Iansek and Jo Syme, armed with just acoustic guitars\u003cbr\u003eand egg shakers, started playing songs together in the living room of Symes\u003cbr\u003eparents house, gradually working up to a bolder, more expansive sound by\u003cbr\u003eincorporating electric guitars, drums, synths and piano. What began as a few\u003cbr\u003erainy day acoustic ballads in their first incarnation soon grew, and before\u003cbr\u003elong, the newly named Big Scary were writing anything they pleased \"\u003cbr\u003efuzzed-out garage rock; piano-led pop; intricate, pastoral instrumentals \"\u003cbr\u003eeach imbued with an effortless pop sensibility and lightness of touch that\u003cbr\u003ewould quickly see the duo attract a strong following in their home country.\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a series of early self-released singles and EPs, Big Scary released\u003cbr\u003ethe intimately crafted debut album Vacation in 2011 via the bands own label\u003cbr\u003ePieater. The album brought the pair widespread acclaim, and earned the duo a\u003cbr\u003elarge Australian audience with nominations for Album Of The Year from Triple J\u003cbr\u003eand Breakthrough Artist Of The Year from AIR (Australian Independent Record\u003cbr\u003eLabels Association), plus a small but growing cult following overseas. 2012 saw\u003cbr\u003eBig Scary take its first small steps onto the world stage \" earning\u003cbr\u003efurther underground acclaim via a self-funded North American tour that saw Tom\u003cbr\u003eand Jo play SXSW, CMW, and CMJ, impressing whatever audiences happened upon the\u003cbr\u003eversatility, lovable magnetism, intelligent songwriting and dynamic live\u003cbr\u003eperformances that make up the bands riveting shows.On the heels of their\u003cbr\u003eadventures abroad, an invigorated Tom and Jo returned home and began recording\u003cbr\u003etheir second full length album. Grappling with the pressures and perceived\u003cbr\u003eresponsibilities of their Australian success, the daunting goal of bringing their\u003cbr\u003emusic to wider audiences, and their own expectations of themselves as writers\u003cbr\u003eand creators, the band eventually settled into making an album that would be,\u003cbr\u003eparadoxically, hotly anticipated at home while acting simultaneously as a first\u003cbr\u003eintroduction to almost all audiences elsewhere: Not Art.The Melbourne-based duo\u003cbr\u003ehas become a household name in Australian indie-pop circles and has a growing\u003cbr\u003ecult following overseas. Barsuk Records is thrilled to be the U.S. home for the\u003cbr\u003ebands forthcoming album Not Art, a slow-burning stunner produced and engineered\u003cbr\u003eby Iansek and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Amy Winehouse, The Kills, Arcade Fire,\u003cbr\u003eAdele) that distills influences of indie rock song structure, pop and hip-hop\u003cbr\u003eproduction, and experimental ambient music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: CD Wallet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Big Scary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42032449093713,"sku":"W42YAO-9ZZZ-ZN","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/big-scary-not-art_r2ECy.jpg?v=1762496515","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/big-scary-not-art-cd","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}