Sneaker Pimps
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Biography
Sneaker Pimps burst onto the British music scene in 1994 as the successor to childhood friends Chris Corner and Liam Howeâs trip-hop project, F.R.I.S.K. Inviting lead singer Kelli Ali into the fold alongside an array of supporting musicians, the Hartlepool-based trio soon piqued the interest of Virgin Records. Their debut album, Becoming X, arrived in 1996. Incorporating elements of pop and rock into beguiling broken-beat sonics, it proved to be an international success, reaching #27 in the UK and later achieving gold certification thanks to a run of well-received singles in the wake of the albumâs release. Aided by a remix from Nellee Hooper, â6 Undergroundâ reached #15 in the UK and #45 on the US Billboard Hot 100, going on to have an enduring legacy. Follow-up âSpin Spin Sugarâ enjoyed fleeting chart success, as did the LPâs final single, âPost-Modern Sleazeâ. In 1998, the group shared the remix album Becoming Remixed, which included a dark garage interpretation of âSpin Spin Sugarâ from superstar DJ Armand Van Helden and a reimagining of âPost-Modern Sleazeâ by Roni Sizeâs pioneering drum and bass collective, Reprazent. Fearing the prospect of conforming to the female-fronted trip-hop sound of their contemporaries, the group subsequently let go of Ali, with Corner assuming the role of lead vocalist and their music taking a darker turn. Dissatisfied with their new direction, Virgin dropped them, and they returned to F.R.I.S.Kâs former label, Clean Up Records, to release Splinter in 1999. Peaking at number 80, the LP signalled the groupâs commercial decline, with their third album, 2002âs Bloodsport, failing to chart. Following an illustrious two decades for Howe as an individual, in which he has worked with the likes of Adele, Lana Del Rey and FKA twigs, the group announced in 2016 that they had reunited and begun work on a fourth Sneaker Pimps LP.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- 6 Underground
- Fighter
- Spin Spin Sugar
- Post Modern Sleaze
- Small Town Witch
- Loretta Young Silks
- Roll On
- Waterbaby
- How Do
- Low Place Like Home
- Walking Zero
- Tesko Suicide
- Walk The Rain
- Alibis
- Squaring The Circle
- Blue Movie
- Grazes
- So Far Gone
- Bloodsport
- Long Hard Road Out Of Hell by Sneaker Pimps
- Child In The Dark
- Think Harder
- Black Rain
- Love Me Stupid
