Sneaker Pimps
UK
Formed: 1994
Died: 01 January 2005
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance, Trip-Hop, Electronica, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance
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The trip-hop trio Sneaker Pimps formed in 1995 in Reading, England, following the success of Portishead's Dummy and Tricky's Maxinquaye. Borrowing heavily from Portishead and Massive Attack, Sneaker Pimps pursued a trancelike but edgy sound, highlighted by Kelli Dayton's soulful vocals. While Dayton was the focal point, guitarist Chris Corner and keyboardist Liam Howe emerged as the band's leaders, writing all of the songs and producing the records. Howe and Corner had been playing in bands since the early '90s, albeit to no success. After seei...
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