Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps
Origin	Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Genres	Electronic; trip hop; dance-rock; downtempo;
Years active	1994–2005; 2015–present;
Labels	Clean Up; Virgin; Tommy Boy; Unfall;
Members	Liam Howe; Chris Corner;
Past members	Kelli Dayton; Joe Wilson; Dave Westlake;
Website	sneakerpimpsmusic.com

Sneaker Pimps are an English electronic music band, formed in Hartlepool in 1994.^[1] They are best known for their debut album, Becoming X (1996), and its singles "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar". The band takes its name from an article the Beastie Boys published in their Grand Royal magazine about a man they hired to track down classic sneakers.^[2]

The band was founded by electronic musician Liam Howe and guitarist Chris Corner. They later recruited Kelli Ali (then known as Kelli Dayton) as lead singer,^[3]^[4] plus guitarist Joe Wilson and drummer Dave Westlake as backup musicians. After Becoming X, the band decided to replace Ali with Corner on vocals.^[5] Wilson and Westlake departed in 2002. In 2016 Howe and Corner revived the group after a lengthy hiatus.^[6]^[7] In 2021, they began releasing new music.^[8]

^ "ONE LITTLE INDIAN | ARTISTS". www.indian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Sneaker Pimps hometown, lineup, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Sneaker Pimps". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "The Saturday Interview: Spreading the word on the secret fifth man - Ian Pickering; The Paul Groves Interview". Birmingham Post. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ Ali, Kelli. "Biography: Sneaker Pimps". Kelliali.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "IAMX is creating Music & Visuals". Patreon. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "50Q'S WITH IAN PICKERING". Sneaker Pimps Legacy. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Pearis, Bill (21 May 2021). "Sneaker Pimps announce first record in nearly 20 years (watch a preview)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[auto1-1] "ONE LITTLE INDIAN | ARTISTS". www.indian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[auto5-2] "Sneaker Pimps hometown, lineup, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[auto2-3] "Sneaker Pimps". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[4] "The Saturday Interview: Spreading the word on the secret fifth man - Ian Pickering; The Paul Groves Interview". Birmingham Post. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[Kelli-5] Ali, Kelli. "Biography: Sneaker Pimps". Kelliali.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

[:0-6] "IAMX is creating Music & Visuals". Patreon. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[auto3-7] "50Q'S WITH IAN PICKERING". Sneaker Pimps Legacy. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[pearis-8] Pearis, Bill (21 May 2021). "Sneaker Pimps announce first record in nearly 20 years (watch a preview)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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