Supernaut (Australian band)

For the Serbian alternative rock band, see Supernaut (Serbian band).

Supernaut
A posed black-and-white shot of four men. Three are standing behind a sitting man. The first standing man, at left, has long fair to blond hair. His right leg is raised and he clutches his arms, which are resting on his knee. The second standing man is looking to his right, he has long, wavy hair and wears a floral shirt. The third standing man has fair hair, shorter than the previous. He wears a floral jacket, a tie without a shirt, and rests his hands on the back of the chair in front of him. The sitting man has dark, curling hair, which is just over shoulder length. His left leg is resting on his right knee and he grabs it with both hands. He wears a white shirt, a dark vest and dark pants. The chair appears to be a deck chair with metal legs and frame. The background is grey.
L to R: Chris Burnham, Phillip Foxman, Joe Burnham
Gary Twinn (sitting), 1976
Background information
Also known as
  • Moby Dick
  • The Nauts
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active
  • 1974 (1974)–1980 (1980)
  • 2007
  • 2016
Labels
Past members
  • Chris Burnham
  • Joe Burnham
  • Randall Murphy
  • Gary Twinn
  • Little Russ Silver
  • Philip Foxman
  • Noel Kennedy

Supernaut were an Australian glam rock band from Perth. Formed as a pub-rock group, Moby Dick, by British-born brothers Chris Burnham on guitar and Joe Burnham on drums, they were joined late in 1974 by fellow immigrant Gary Twinn on lead vocals. After Randall Murphy joined on bass guitar, they changed their name. The group's debut single, "I Like It Both Ways" (May 1976), was produced by Molly Meldrum and was heavily promoted on his TV pop music show, Countdown. It peaked at No. 16 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. Their self-titled debut album reached No. 13 on the related Kent Music Report albums chart in November of that year. Murphy had left in June 1976 and was permanently replaced on bass guitar by Philip Foxman in August. The album provided another single, "Too Hot to Touch" (September 1976), which appeared at No. 14. In April 1979, the group shortened their name to the Nauts, returned to a heavier pub-rock sound and released a second album of that name in December 1979. They disbanded by March of the following year, with reformations occurring in 2007 and 2016.