Lately I can’t get enough of Sneaker Pimps. Their songs are both eerie and sexy, a strange dichotomy but it works. I stumbled upon Sneaker Pimps a couple years ago when trolling the internet for trip-hop blogs. I got their albums, Becoming X and Bloodsport, and they sat in my library anonymously until recently. “M’Aidez,” off Bloodsport, was the track that got me hooked. It’s on heavy rotation on the Frozen Beats internet radio station, and it always caught my attention. Its one of those songs that bounces around in your head at the most random moments, and I absolutely love the layering of male/female vocals.

Another great song that you may be familiar with is “6 Underground,” which has been featured in a variety of film and television productions, including the Will Smith movie “Enemy of the State.” One of the best archetypal examples of the trip-hop genre, “6 Underground” features an amazing sample from the James Bond movie “Goldfinger.”

If you like trip-hop or bands like Portishead, Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba, and Tricky, I highly recommend that you give Sneaker Pimps a shot.