Sneaker Pimps burst onto the British music scene in 1994 as the successor to
childhood friends Chris Corner and Liam Howe’s 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 ...