Sneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994.
They are best known for their first album Becoming X (released in 1996) and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album. They took their name from an article the Beastie Boys published in their Grand Royal magazine about a man they hired to track down classic sneakers.
The band's founding members were Chris Corner and Liam Howe, who then recruited Kelli Dayton (formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name Kelli Ali) for vocal duties. After the first album, the band felt that demos for second album (on which Corner provided the guide vocals) better suited his voice, especially in regard to the more raw, personal quality of the lyrics. Combined with the fear of being identified with the fad for trip-hop acts (e.
g. Portishead), Dayton was asked to leave the group, and Corner became the singer.
Chris Corner left the band in 2003 and released two solo albums in 2004 and 2006 under the moniker IAMX titled Kiss + Swallow and The Alternative. His latest album Kingdom of Welcome Addiction was released in May 2009.
47 tracks "Weekly chart for the Last.fm group 'Evident Interactive' - powered by last.fm"
featuring The Roots, Mayer Hawthorne, Emancipator, Snow Patrol, Foals, MSTRKRFT, The Waifs, Sublime, Black Lips, Justin Bieber
tags evident
526 tracks "Fresh House Top 1000 Aller Tijden"
featuring Underworld, Faithless, Human Resource, Energy 52, Moby, Tiësto, Jaydee, Prodigy, Rave Style
49 tracks "I Make It Pimms O'Clock!"
featuring 808 State, The Beloved, Leftfield, Sneaker Pimps, Groove Armada, A Man Called Adam, Moloko, Kinobe, Aim, Mr. Scruff
446 tracks "6 Music Playlist"
featuring Vampire Weekend, Peter Bjorn And John, Friendly Fires, Pixies, MGMT, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Feist, LCD Soundsystem
tags radio
227 tracks "Erica Ehm needed to music for her marathon training and this is the music I chose for her..."
featuring Aerosmith, Audioslave, Bee Gees, Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, Big & Rich, Blur, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Britney Spears featuring Madonna, Karaoke - Ameritz
tags rock pop alternative punk soundtrack country hip hop/rap dance electronica/dance r&b electronic r&b/soul unclassifiable reggae metal latino folk
64 tracks "songs simular on last fm"
featuring Sneaker Pimps, Corner Chris, Placebo, Patrick Wolf, Depeche Mode, Editors
tags mix
199 tracks "DJ Friendly @NRK"
featuring Ida Corr, Ben Holdeck, Adrian Lux, Analog People In A Digital World, Falkner, Morcheeba, Xenia Beliayeva, Jazzanova, Alex Kenji
48 tracks "just listen"
featuring Moloko, Roisin Murphy, Kyteman, Santigold, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Hooverphonic, Death In Vegas, Flunk, Lamb of God
tags lansu
297 tracks "mix from last fm"
featuring Damien Jurado, Scott Walker, Mercury Rev, The Motels, Linda Scott, Anne Murray , Samantha Crain, The Cyrkle, The Polyphonic Spree, Shontelle
tags mix
1721 tracks "my hand picked favourite music of the past few years"
featuring Abba, Ash, Bad Religion, Camouflage, Cappella, Captain Hollywood Project, Circ, Bassheads, Praga Khan