Big Fear—like Big Pharma, Big Tech, Big Dick—is a vaguely menacing and all-encompassing boogeyman; a reckoning with fear itself. Formed by Alice Edwards (lead vocals), Jack Wilkinson (guitar) and Ben Crone (synth), the London trio explores the point where terror curdles into apathy. Self-reflexively dystopian and operatic, Big Fears’ songs are synth-throbbing generational anthems served with an almost ironic pomp.

Edwards draws such a powerful reaction, in part, because they give a megaphone to those who have scarcely been represented before. Asexual and nonbinary, Edwards says they’ve experienced “a distinct separation from a media and music and culture” that has privileged romantic and gender essentialist narratives. A shrewd storyteller and wild performer with a sharp viewpoint, Edwards is forging a place of belonging for outsiders. Here, in Big Fear’s world, sex isn’t the be all and end all, but a kind of joke, one that Edwards sings about with a cloying wink and a dispassionate remove. It’s why only they could possibly come up with that crab line. It’s why only they could take on the force that is Big Fear.

I hate it when you’re rehearsing and you get stuck inside an Escher painting 😭😭 Happy bandcamp Friday: our top 5 recs @adultleisureband @akpattersonmusic @emilyjeffri @friendofafriendband @orchardslive Go listen on @bandcamp and buy their music

Wild that we are already halfway thru our Sisyphus era 💃💃💃🪨🪨🪨 have u been enjoying it ?? Do u want new tunes?? 😭😭O great vapours from Delphi (u) pls tell us in comments 🙇🙇🙇

Yoo hoo how nice to make music happen again! 💃💃Ben had nice little stroll around botanical gardens and Alice wanted to nap on our merch, 🙂&zwj;↕️🙂&zwj;↕️ we’ll have more gigs and interviews and songs and stuff coming at ya real soon ! Also

Yoo hoo how nice to make music happen again! 💃💃Ben had nice little stroll around botanical gardens and Alice wanted to nap on our merch, 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ we’ll have more gigs and interviews and songs and stuff coming at ya real soon ! Also 🤩 our latest child has overtaken its siblings which is insane thank you @spotify being in an indie band is fun we will continue to do it I think or maybe not who knows we could open a bakery at any time GIG 2 thank u @orchardslive @divineschism you’re both gems

Have u considered starting your own kingdom on a Greek island and cheating hades about it ??? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫Honestly being an independent musician with songs like this makes me glad I can’t read 📈📈📈 - J What festivals r u going to this year ??

What do you think of Sisyphus ? 🪨🪨🪨 We filmed our first ever show and got the genius @tomaddisonmusic to mix it 🔈🔈🔈 should we upload the full Sisyphus live video for you ??? 🪨🏃 Do u want the tracks on bandcamp ??? What is going on pls send help

It is Friday 🪨 it is good ??? Sisyphus getting lots of love from uncle @spotify (thank 🙇&zwj;♀️🙇&zwj;♀️🙇&zwj;♀️) it got its first radio play too from @bbcintroducing (thank)

Big thank to everyone who streamed it so far and gentle passive aggres

It is Friday 🪨 it is good ??? Sisyphus getting lots of love from uncle @spotify (thank 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️) it got its first radio play too from @bbcintroducing (thank) Big thank to everyone who streamed it so far and gentle passive aggressive nudge to those who have not 🗡️🗡️🗡️ If you wanna see us live we’re opening for @orchardslive at @jerichotavern it’s gonna be good also get tickets 🔈 @charlie.andrew.12 📯 @canvasmusicdistro Poll for engagement: do you like answering polls

Can’t believe the response this one has had already 🥹🥹🥹 have u listened yet ? Sisyphus is for people that feel trapped in a never ending battle 🗡️🗡️ if that’s u we’re sorry but at least u can listen and hype urself up ? 🪨 Thanks to @spotify and @canvasmusicdistro for all the playlist love, we’re growing with this one 📈📈

Crying screaming throwing up 😭😭😭 Sisyphus has been out for like a day and it’s on New Music Friday and we’re the cover of Hot New Bands 🥹🥹🥹 thank u @spotify and thank u for listening 🥰🥰🥰 have u heard it yet ???

HAPPY FRIDAY ! Today we got many many things told us and many things occur !! Firstly our new single Sisyphus has made it onto New Music Friday UK, and Hot New Bands @spotifyuk , and New in Alternative with @applemusic !! 😯 On top of that they put our image for the header of the new bands playlist 😭 big up 📷 @peoplebyiona for taking that photo of us !! @charlie.andrew.12 for recording the song with us in the first place 🥰 and @takenwithapinchofsalt for the single art 🥹🥹 I took a selfie to commemorate the three beatific tears I shed in my workplace bathroom because I felt overwhelmed with joy 😂 happy tears only promise I promise And all of this on Jacks birthday !!! Please wish him a happy birthday in the comments because idk that sounds like it would be cute 🥰

YOOOOO our third beloved single is out and doing some numbers already 🥹 I don’t know what the craic is with that but I’m so happy !!! It’s beautiful weather in the uk today and I WILL be inside at work all day BUT I also have new graphs and statistics to be compulsively checking through the day so I will be happy anyway 🙂‍↕️ go stream it now ! It’s a banger ! I have to stop typing now cause I’m on a bus and get motion sick so bye love you

I mean it ! This bridge is one of my favourite I’ve ever written and NOT just because I managed to sneak the work eponymous in there 🥹🥹🥹 tell me did you have to google it or are you in the know, a dork, if you will ? Anyway I had a mad few weeks including a fever and a cake and a replacement national trust membership card , all unrelated affairs , and now !! The single is almost out !!! Please presave it 🥺🥺 it’s jacks birthday when it comes out so to say happy birthday to him please presave the single !!

We’re big fear, this a song for people who feel like they might be Sisyphus rolling a boulder up a hill forever, 🪨 waiting for the next setback 🙃 #independentartist #tired #altpop

Sisyphus will be yours on 11.04 🤩 it’s about the story of Sisyphus could you tell 💀 🪨😭 ever felt like you’re stuck in a simulation ?? Orrr that ur nine to five is literally just pushing the same boulder up the same hill forever ?? ⌛️⏳ dolly gets it 😩 💅 #altpop #gothicpop #congas

You may have spotted a sneaky presave link in our bio 👀 THAT my sweet summer children is because our 👏 next 👏 single 👏 is out 11th April!!! She is called Sisyphus ! And she is in fact , about Sisyphus , and if you are unfamiliar with him please just google it’s a great story I promise 😙 and yes this is also a single cover reveal 😉 like the nails ? We give thanks to the incomparable @charlie.andrew.12 Photos and (yes this also counts as an MV announcement) video footage thanks to Anna at @takenwithapinchofsalt 🔧 Matt Glasbey 🎤 Alice Edwards 🥁 Owen Stepney 🎹 Daniel Evans 🎸 Cathy Ife 🎻 Benedict Crone 🎸 Jack Wilkinson

Wanna see us at truck ?? 🏃&zwj;♂️🏃&zwj;♀️🏃&zwj;♂️ Last chance for tickets https://bit.ly/TruckFestivalTickets

Wanna see us at truck ?? 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Last chance for tickets https://bit.ly/TruckFestivalTickets

SHORT BIO

Full Bio

Producer - Charlie Andrew (ALT J / WOLF ALICE)
Distribution - Rich Lynne (CANVAS)
Radio - Nick Bray (DIRECT PROMO)
Legal - Jonathan Coote (BRAY AND KRAIS)

TEAM

RADIO
Radio 6 - Emily Pilbeam (RADIO 6 INTRODUCING MIXTAPE)
Radio X - John Kennedy (X-Posure)
BBC Introducing - Dave Gilyeat (Introducing BIG FEAR)

DSPs
10,000 streams in first 10 days
Hot New Bands - Spotify
New In Alternative - Apple Editorial

LIVE
Paper Dress Vintage - Tuesday 11th February (76 Tickets)