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Sneaker Pimps are a United Kingdom|British Downtempo band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1995. They are best known for their first album ''Becoming X'' (released in 1996 in music|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 athletic shoe|sneakers.

The band's founding members were Chris Corner and Liam Howe (both ex-DJs), 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.{{Fact|date=March 2008

Currently the band is recording material for an untitled fourth album, having shelved a number of songs previewed live during 2003, and having recruited a new, yet unknown, female singer.
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Chris Corner released two solo albums in 2004 and 2006 under the band name IAMX titled "Kiss + Swallow&quo... read all