The Temper Trap are an Australian indie rock band formed in 2005 by Dougy Mandagi [id], Jonathon Aherne, and Toby Dundas.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 in November, The Temper Trap won Best Group and Most Popular Australian Single for "Sweet Disposition".

[4][5] Indonesian-born Mandagi, who is originally from Manado and a grand-nephew of Arie Frederik Lasut,[6] was a busker in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999 when he met Aherne, who wanted to learn to play guitar.

The Temper Trap rehearsed with a variety of second guitarists before Dundas recommended his former Geelong Grammar schoolmate, Sillitto, on lead guitar.

[10] According to a live review by "planetclare" of Australian music website FasterLouder, Dundas sometimes abandons the drums and plays guitar, while Mandagi's voice "hits a note and then transcends it, slicing the sound barrier and leaving you with your mouth open and your eyes wide".

[11] After finishing an Australian tour, the band then performed at the V Festival in Melbourne, Sydney (March 2007) and the Gold Coast (April).

The band had returned to London in early May to "spend a bit of time on the continent and try and build a fan base over here", according to Sillitto.

In September, the band embarked on their first headlining UK tour, including Hare and Hounds in Birmingham[21] and the 300-capacity Arts Centre in Norwich.

In August, The Temper Trap played on a balcony over London's Camden Lock to promote the release of their next single "Science of Fear" on the online viral music show BalconyTV.

[22] In late November, the group cancelled sold-out show dates in Germany to return to Australia to perform at the ARIA Awards.

[25] In the US, the band embarked on their first headlining tour, with the single "Sweet Disposition" receiving significant airplay and appearances in commercials and television shows.

The Tom Haines-directed video tells the tale of a young trapeze artist discovering herself through the emotions and risks involved with her discipline.

On 6 August 2012, the Temper Trap played a live streaming concert for YouTube Presents before a select group of fans in New York City, USA.

[32] They played as one of the opening acts for Coldplay during the Australia/New Zealand leg of their Mylo Xyloto Tour in November and December 2012.

[37] In October 2013, an official statement confirmed that lead guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto parted ways with the band.

In May 2018, The Temper Trap supported American rock band Imagine Dragons on the Australian and New Zealand legs of their Evolve World Tour.