Anita Louise Lane (18 March 1960 – 27 April 2021) was an Australian singer-songwriter who was briefly a member of the Bad Seeds with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey and collaborated with both bandmates. Lane released two solo albums, Dirty Pearl (1993) and Sex O'Clock (2001).

Early life

Anita Louise Lane was born in Melbourne in 1960. She began singing and writing songs at the age of 16. She was a classmate of Rowland S. Howard while both were students at the Prahran College of Advanced Education, undertaking the Tertiary Orientation Programme.

Music career

1979–1983 : The Birthday Party

Lane met Nick Cave in 1977 and the pair began an intermittent personal relationship.

Cover versions

Digital hardcore band Lolita Storm covered "Stranger Than Kindness" for the tribute album Eyes for an Eye: A Tribute to Nick Cave in 1996.

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  • Anita Lane Official Website Biography archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
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