Bloodsport

'After disappearing from American radar screens for several years -- even as Armand Van Helden's trend-setting remix of Spin Spin Sugar remained very durable in clubs -- Sneaker Pimps became a radically different group with their third album. Less experimental, less distinctive, and definitely missing the production finesse of Nellee Hooper, Bloodsport suffers musically from a lack of imagination and vocally from Chris Corner's surprisingly post-grunge style of delivery. From the sub-Depeche Mode industrial pop of the opener Kiro TV to the bland Nightclubbing sound-alike Small Town Witch, Sneaker Pimps hardly sound like the same band that made {indie pop} sound hip again back in 1996. '~ John Bush, All Music Guide