Splinter is the second full studio album from Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994. They are best known for their first album Becoming X and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album...

. Released in 1999, Splinter is the first release from the band without Kelli Dayton

Kelli Dayton

Kelli Dayton, also known as Kelli Ali , was born 30 June 1974 in Birmingham, England....

 singing lead vocals; she was replaced by founding band member Chris Corner

Chris Corner

Chris Corner is an English musician and songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Sneaker Pimps and is now active with the IAMX solo project.He has been living in Berlin since 2006, where he has set up his new IAMX studio for music and visual work....

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Track listing

1. "Half Life"
2. "Low Five"
3. "Lightning Field"
4. "Curl"
5. "Destroying Angel"
6. "Empathy"
7. "Superbug"
8. "Flowers and Silence"
9. "Cute Sushi Lunches"
10. "Ten to Twenty"
11. "Splinter"
12. "Wife by Two Thousand"

The sound of the album was a great change from their first album. Most notably it was a darker sound which favored acoustic guitars and dark lyrics.

Many fans consider the album to be widely underrated with poor sales and very little media or critical attention.

The cover of the album features the back of Chris' head. He had previously not felt up to the responsibility of being a 'front man' but has since gone on to embrace this through IAMX

I AM X

IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner, formerly of Sneaker Pimps. The lyrics are primarily concerned with subjects such as sex, sexuality, death, emotions, narcotic intoxication, decadence, religion, alienation and allusions to politics...

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