Spiderbait

Spiderbait
Spiderbait in 2009
Background information
Also known as	Candy Spuds, Spiderbaby
Origin	Finley, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock hard rock grunge punk rock electronica[1]
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Au-Go-Go Polydor Interscope Universal Australia
Members	Janet English Kram Damian Whitty
Website	spiderbait.net.au

Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1989 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004, the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. They have five top 20 albums: The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake (1995), Ivy and the Big Apples (1996), Grand Slam (1999), Tonight Alright (2004), and Greatest Hits (2005). The group have won two ARIA Music Awards with the first in 1997 as 'Best Alternative Release' for Ivy and the Big Apples and the second in 2000 as 'Best Cover-Art' for their single "Glockenpop". In November 2013, the band released its first studio album in nine years, Spiderbait.