Spiders was described as critics as disregarding genre,[REF] and displays influence from a large array of genres and styles, such as hip hop,[REF] "brooding" Eastern European folk music,[REF] funk,[REF] techno,[REF] indie dance,[REF] rave[REF] and Hawaiian xylophone music [REF].
Although the band and the album have been considered Britpop, the band and several music critics have disavowed the connection to the genre; Westnet said the band "bears relation to their Britpop neighbors only in their decidedly British accents and their country of origin."[REF]