Sneaker

About Sneaker

Sneaker Pimps are a British electronic music band formed in Hartlepool, England, in 1994. 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. The band was founded by Liam Howe and Chris Corner. They later recruited Kelli Ali (then known as Kelli Dayton) as lead singer, alongside Ian Pickering as co-lyricist, guitarist Joe Wilson and drummer Dave Westlake. Ali left the band and was replaced as singer by Corner for Sneaker Pimps' second album, Splinter (1999). A third album, Bloodsport, followed in 2002 before Wilson and Westlake left to pursue other projects. As of May 2019, Howe, Corner and Pickering are "deep into a fourth Sneaker Pimps album". more »