Big Scary

Data updated on 2025-06-11 19:02:17 UTC

Melbourne two-piece Big Scary began life strumming and drumming in a suburban living room. 15 years later, Tom Iansek and Jo Syme are recognised as one of Australian music’s most respected and restlessly innovative indie partnerships.
Together, the duo has earned several ARIA and J Award nominations, Hottest 100 entries, two ARIA Top 10 albums, won AIR's Best Pop Album, and the prestigious Australian Music Prize. They’ve played countless sold out tours and festivals, as well as cultivated a dedicated following and Pieater - the proudly artist-led indie label that’s home to #1 Dads, No Mono, Airling, Christopher Port, Slow Dancer, and Maple Glider.
It’s not a style or a particular sound that defines Big Scary, but rather the dynamic synergy between Tom and Jo, and it is this connection that served as inspiration for a great creative outpouring that brought forth 'Daisy' (2021), 'Me and You' (2022), and the latest LP 'Wing' (2024).

Genres

: indietronica

Total plays

61.2 million

Updated on 2025-06-11

Date	Total plays
2025-06-11	61,210,033
2025-06-03	61,166,674
2025-05-26	61,123,958
2025-05-17	61,072,999
2025-05-02	60,972,281
2025-04-22	60,923,368
2025-04-13	60,868,097
2025-04-06	60,827,125
2025-03-28	60,774,017
2025-03-20	60,728,655
2025-03-10	60,673,220
2025-03-02	60,627,989
2025-02-21	60,573,934
2025-02-12	60,521,097
2025-02-02	60,464,212
2025-01-24	60,411,543
2025-01-15	60,362,036
2025-01-07	60,317,463
2024-12-29	60,270,956
2024-12-20	60,224,883
2024-12-12	60,180,435
2024-11-20	60,054,871
2024-06-10	59,137,249
2024-05-28	58,925,483
2024-05-12	58,836,901
2024-04-25	58,738,023
2024-04-10	58,649,211
2024-03-27	58,566,011
2024-03-11	58,468,967
2024-02-26	58,377,320
2024-02-10	58,273,555
2023-11-25	57,760,151
2023-10-15	57,460,484
2023-09-29	57,344,744
2023-09-15	57,237,827
2023-08-28	57,097,672
2023-08-24	57,065,241
2023-08-20	57,034,249

Country

Australia

Social media links

Monthly listeners

66,961

Followers

53,997

Top Cities

Sydney

8,903 listeners
Melbourne

8,541 listeners
Brisbane

6,092 listeners
Perth

4,426 listeners
Adelaide

2,326 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
The Opposite of Us	14,371,573	4:23	2016-09-02
Thinking About You	5,773,963	3:54	2010-12-01
Twin Rivers	4,913,107	4:03	2013-06-28
Invest	4,780,106	4:31	2013-06-28
Come as You Are - triple j Like A Version	3,738,721	5:18	2017-12-15
Luck Now	2,727,650	3:56	2013-06-28
Falling Away	2,675,875	3:60	2010-02-01
Get Out!	1,491,120	5:12	2021-04-30
Lone Bird	1,245,415	4:18	2016-09-02
Double Darkness	1,044,961	4:36	2016-09-02
Organism	1,018,315	3:16	2015-12-18
Leaving Home	924,784	3:59	2011-10-07
Got It, Lost It	636,606	4:23	2011-10-07
Gladiator	627,973	3:07	2011-10-07
Belgian Blues	590,405	4:31	2013-06-28
The Endless Story	543,222	4:10	2016-09-02
Phil Collins	542,667	4:02	2013-06-28
Autumn	501,094	3:53	2010-12-01
Harmony Sometimes	500,138	2:32	2013-06-28
Hello, My Name Is	467,084	3:12	2013-06-28
Falling Away	452,701	4:06	2011-10-07
Mix Tape	444,159	3:34	2011-10-07
Stay	431,211	3:15	2021-04-30
Why Hip Hop Sucks in '13	414,042	5:44	2013-06-28
Why Hip Hop Sucks In '13	414,042	5:44	2014-03-25
Over Matter	404,729	6:21	2016-09-02
Bad Friends	382,068	3:57	2011-10-07
Oxygen	371,680	3:23	2016-09-02
Long Worry	365,261	3:46	2013-06-28
Lay Me Down	359,027	4:00	2013-06-28
Spring	331,954	2:11	2010-12-01
Final Thoughts, with Tom and Jo	306,143	2:35	2013-06-28
Final Thoughts, With Tom And Jo	306,143	2:35	2014-03-25
Twin Rivers - Dan The Automator Remix	296,826	4:15	2013-07-12
Heaven On Earth	280,134	6:13	2016-09-02
Slumming It In Paradise (feat. Jonti)	264,467	3:16	2013-11-12
Rolling By	253,242	2:37	2011-10-07
Hamilton	237,540	3:26	2010-12-01
Breathe Underwater	231,410	2:59	2016-09-02
Purple	230,491	3:34	2011-10-07
Of Desire	227,459	4:26	2011-10-07
Asking Right	223,550	3:57	2022-09-23
At The Mercy of the Elements	223,411	2:21	2010-02-01
Savior Add Vice	222,990	3:36	2016-09-02
Flutism	220,279	4:45	2016-09-02
Lamina	220,120	4:35	2016-09-02
All That You've Got	216,371	2:08	2010-12-01
Up and Up and Up	215,981	4:15	2016-09-02
Winter	205,797	4:11	2010-12-01
Child in a Tree	191,316	3:39	2011-10-07
The Deep Freeze	179,909	2:12	2010-12-01
Gem in the Granite	170,714	3:06	2010-12-01
Bursting At The Seams	167,630	4:14	2021-04-30
Microwave Pizza	144,866	3:01	2010-12-01
Home	143,011	2:26	2010-12-01
Summer	136,062	2:37	2010-12-01
Luck Now - Menomena Remix	133,691	3:46	2013-07-12
The Apple Song	130,800	3:17	2008-12-01
Summer's Last Gasp	130,068	1:41	2010-12-01
Real Love	127,934	4:28	2022-09-23
Goodbye Earle Street	116,812	3:09	2022-09-23
Tuesday Is Rent Day	96,862	2:38	2010-12-01
Twin Rivers - The Antlers Remix	96,549	4:39	2013-07-12
Wake	82,392	5:02	2021-04-30
Firefly	77,447	4:40	2022-09-23
Hey Somebody	72,357	3:46	2010-02-01
You Won't Always	71,685	2:14	2022-09-23
Creature of the Night, Pt. II	70,120	1:13	2010-02-01
Love To Love	64,711	4:24	2021-04-30
A Breath	64,057	0:58	2021-04-30
Something To Remember	60,648	4:29	2024-02-16
Devotion	58,533	4:10	2022-09-23
Lullabies, Lies and Goodbyes	58,174	3:47	2010-02-01
Creature of the Night, Pt. I	57,656	1:12	2010-02-01
F.A.	52,172	4:36	2022-09-23
Call Your Name	49,439	2:32	2009-07-01
Chapter IV:	48,811	0:59	2021-04-30
Satisfy Me - Demo	47,312	3:57	2008-12-01
Kind Of World	45,599	2:33	2021-04-30
What It's All About	45,566	3:44	2024-02-16
All To Pieces	43,282	3:41	2022-09-23
One In A Million	40,599	2:41	2021-04-30
This Weight	39,835	3:00	2009-07-01
Polly	37,235	3:10	2009-07-01
Lonely Age	34,397	3:19	2022-09-23
Earle Street	30,058	1:47	2009-07-01
A Ribbon To Hold Us	28,900	6:53	2024-02-16
In My View	27,845	2:50	2022-09-23
The End Of The Road	18,549	3:60	2024-02-16
Perfect World	14,832	4:31	2024-02-16
Ideal	12,861	3:42	2024-02-16
All You've Done To Me	11,801	3:60	2024-02-16
Falling From A Mountain	8,929	4:18	2024-02-16

New releases

Wing

2024-02-16

[Pieater]

Me and You

2022-09-23

[Pieater]

Daisy

2021-04-30

[Pieater]

Daisy

2021-04-30

[Pieater]

Come as You Are (triple j Like A Version)

2017-12-15

[triple j]