Big Scary is an Australian musical duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, by Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme.

Big Scary formed in 2006 as a modern folk band with simple shakers and acoustic guitar after the two met through a recommendation of mutual friends.

The duo played casually together in between day jobs until 2008 when Iansek completed a program in audio engineering.

"[6] In late 2008, the band headed into the studio for the first time, recording six live tracks in a single day.

[7] In October 2008, they duo uploaded "The Apple Song" onto Triple J Unearthed[8] and officially released in December 2008, alongside a self-titled debut EP.

[7] In July 2011, Big Scary released "Mix Tape", the lead single from their debut studio album, Vacation.

[12] The duo's second studio album, Not Art was released in June 2013 and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA chart.

[14] The duo signed with Barsuk Records who released Not Art in North America in March 2014.

[15] In June 2016, the duo released the six-minute sonic, "Over Matter" and announced the released of their third studio album Animal; a four-part experience drawing inspiration of the daily cycle of the animal kingdom, hunting, lurking, resting and waking.