History Music / IAMX

IAMX is a British indie, {{alternative|Rock}} and {{electronic|Music}} act consisting of Chris Corner, [[FaceOfTheBand the band]] and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. IAMX began after Music/SneakerPimps' fourth album was shelved and Chris decided to work on his own music instead of focusing on fixing the album. 2004 saw the release of IAMX's debut album, ''Kiss + Swallow'', which, with the help of Sue, dealt with topics such as sex, destructive relationships, sex, lies, sex , the destructive and ultimately collapsing nature of modern society, and for good measure, sex. ''Kiss + Swallow'' was followed in 2006 by ''The Alternative'', a DarkerAndEdgier album that delved into surrealist imagery, political dissertations, mental instability, and unstable relationships. After ''The Alternative'' came ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'', wherein Chris discusses modern society, incest, the doomed nature of the modern world, alcoholism and other fun topics. The album also had the help of "My Secret Friend", a collaborative effort between Chris and ImogenHeap. While the song itself was amazing, the video, which featured some rather attractive feats of cross dressing, was acclaimed by nearly all who saw it, and was promptly ignored by everyone else. IAMX's next album, ''Volatile Times'', dealt with many of themes previously mentioned (mainly political instability and dysfunctional relationships) and added new topics like probable insanity, atheism and bigotry to the mix.

IAMX is a British indie, {{alternative|Rock}} and {{electronic|Music}} act consisting of Chris Corner, [[FaceOfTheBand the band]] and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. IAMX began after Music/SneakerPimps' fourth album was shelved and Chris decided to work on his own music instead of focusing on fixing the album. 2004 saw the release of IAMX's debut album, ''Kiss + Swallow'', which, with the help of Sue, dealt with topics such as sex, destructive relationships, sex, lies, sex , the destructive and ultimately collapsing nature of modern society, and for good measure, sex. ''Kiss + Swallow'' was followed in 2006 by ''The Alternative'', a DarkerAndEdgier album that delved into surrealist imagery, political dissertations, mental instability, and unstable relationships. After ''The Alternative'' came ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'', wherein Chris discusses modern society, incest, the doomed nature of the modern world, alcoholism and other fun topics. The album also had the help of "My Secret Friend", a collaborative effort between Chris and ImogenHeap. While the song itself was amazing, the video, which featured some rather attractive feats of cross dressing, was acclaimed by nearly all who saw it, and was promptly ignored by everyone else. IAMX's latest album, ''Volatile Times'', dealt with many of themes previously mentioned (mainly political instability and dysfunctional relationships) and added new topics like probable insanity, atheism and bigotry to the mix.

IAMX is a British indie/{{alternative|Rock}}[=/=]{{electronic|Music}} act consisting of Chris Corner, [[FaceOfTheBand the band]] and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. IAMX began after Music/SneakerPimps' fourth album was shelved and Chris decided to work on his own music instead of focusing on fixing the album. 2004 saw the release of IAMX's debut album, ''Kiss + Swallow'', which, with the help of Sue, dealt with topics such as sex, destructive relationships, sex, lies, sex , the destructive and ultimately collapsing nature of modern society, and for good measure, sex. ''Kiss + Swallow'' was followed in 2006 by ''The Alternative'', a DarkerAndEdgier album that delved into surrealist imagery, political dissertations, mental instability, and unstable relationships. After ''The Alternative'' came ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'', wherein Chris discusses modern society, incest, the doomed nature of the modern world, alcoholism and other fun topics. The album also had the help of "My Secret Friend", a collaborative effort between Chris and ImogenHeap. While the song itself was amazing, the video, which featured some rather attractive feats of cross dressing, was acclaimed by nearly all who saw it, and was promptly ignored by everyone else. IAMX's latest album, ''Volatile Times'', dealt with many of themes previously mentioned (mainly political instability and dysfunctional relationships) and added new topics like probable insanity, atheism and bigotry to the mix.

IAMX is a British indie/{{alternative|Rock}}[=/=]{{electronic|Music}} act consisting of Chris Corner, [[FaceOfTheBand the band]] and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. IAMX began after SneakerPimps' fourth album was shelved and Chris decided to work on his own music instead of focusing on fixing the album. 2004 saw the release of IAMX's debut album, ''Kiss + Swallow'', which, with the help of Sue, dealt with topics such as sex, destructive relationships, sex, lies, sex , the destructive and ultimately collapsing nature of modern society, and for good measure, sex. ''Kiss + Swallow'' was followed in 2006 by ''The Alternative'', a DarkerAndEdgier album that delved into surrealist imagery, political dissertations, mental instability, and unstable relationships. After ''The Alternative'' came ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'', wherein Chris discusses modern society, incest, the doomed nature of the modern world, alcoholism and other fun topics. The album also had the help of "My Secret Friend", a collaborative effort between Chris and ImogenHeap. While the song itself was amazing, the video, which featured some rather attractive feats of cross dressing, was acclaimed by nearly all who saw it, and was promptly ignored by everyone else. IAMX's latest album, ''Volatile Times'', dealt with many of themes previously mentioned (mainly political instability and dysfunctional relationships) and added new topics like probable insanity, atheism and bigotry to the mix.

See also SneakerPimps.

* CallBack/ {{Expy}}: "White Suburb Impressionism" bears more than a few similarities to the SneakerPimps song "Grazes" (the distortion, the pseudo-philosophical lyrics).

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[[caption-width:300:FaceOfTheBand, Chris Corner]]

--> '''Think you're giving but you're taking my life away...'''

** The band's name itself, seems to be one to Sneaker Pimps Debut album, ''Becoming X''

* TheCameo: Chris appeared alongside NoelFielding in the Robots In Disguise video for "Girl".

** The song, incidentally, is dedicated to the late, great antitheist {{Christopher Hitchens}}.

IAMX is a British indie/[[AlternativeRock alternative]]/[[ElectronicMusic electronic]] act consisting of Chris Corner, [[FaceOfTheBand the band]] and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. IAMX began after SneakerPimps' fourth album was shelved and Chris decided to work on his own music instead of focusing on fixing the album. 2004 saw the release of IAMX's debut album, ''Kiss + Swallow'', which, with the help of Sue, dealt with topics such as sex, destructive relationships, sex, lies, sex , the destructive and ultimately collapsing nature of modern society, and for good measure, sex. ''Kiss + Swallow'' was followed in 2006 by ''The Alternative'', a DarkerAndEdgier album that delved into surrealist imagery, political dissertations, mental instability, and unstable relationships. After ''The Alternative'' came ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'', wherein Chris discusses modern society, incest, the doomed nature of the modern world, alcoholism and other fun topics. The album also had the help of "My Secret Friend", a collaborative effort between Chris and ImogenHeap. While the song itself was amazing, the video, which featured some rather attractive feats of cross dressing, was acclaimed by nearly all who saw it, and was promptly ignored by everyone else. IAMX's latest album, ''Volatile Times'', dealt with many of themes previously mentioned (mainly political instability and dysfunctional relationships) and added new topics like probable insanity, atheism and bigotry to the mix.

* {{Bishonen}}: In the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-jMWzfj9gM "My Secret Friend"]], Chris is dressed as a girl and [[ImogenHeap Imogen]] is dressed as a man. And he makes a really pretty girl.

* CreatorCouple: Chris and Sue Denim of Robots in Disguise for a long time until they broke up. She co-wrote some of his songs and sang on several more, including some SneakerPimps songs.

* DyeHard: Chris is well-known for having dark-brown, almost black hair. He's actually a natural redhead.
* MrFanservice: Chris is ''ridiculously'' pretty.

* PlayingToTheFetishes: The second video for "Missile".

* ''The Unified Field'' (to be released 22 March, 2013)

* TakeThat: Chris often mocks the kind of people who hate his music, including religion: ''Your supermarket Jesus comes with smiles and lies/Where justice he delays is always justice he denies''.

* ''The Unified Field'' (to be released early 2013)

[[AC: Tropes associated with IAMX include:]]

* TakeThat: Chris often mocks the kind of people who hate his music, including religion: ''Your Supermarket Jesus comes with smiles and lies/Where justice he delays is always justice he denies''.

* WordSaladLyrics: Chris has a rather bad tendency to not make any sense in his songs.

* BeyondTheImpossible: The ending of "Music People" has the beat speeding up, slowly but surely, until it starts going faster than you think it ''could'' go.

* TheAce: Chris is largely self-taught and used to study ''astrophysics''.
* AntiLoveSong: "Missile" is about a destructive relationship and the real damage it can do.
** "Nature Of Inviting", "Your Joy Is My Low", "You Stick It In Me", "Spit It Out"...

* {{Bishonen}}: In the video for "My Secret Friend", Chris is dressed as a girl and [[ImogenHeap Imogen]] is dressed as a man. And he makes a really pretty girl.

* ConceptVideo: The first music video of "Missile." Chris is slowly being drowned in a bathtub; messages pasted onto the tape binding him alternate between saying 'Love me', 'Hate me' and 'Help me'.
** The videos for "My Secret Friend", "Ghosts Of Utopia" and "Bernadette" undoubtedly have a concept. It's just that it's kind of hard to tell what the hell they are.

* IntercourseWithYou: 'Sailor', 'Kiss + Swallow', 'You Stick It In Me', 'The Alternative', "Skin Vision"...

** "Missile" is quite a peppy little song, detailing a very destructive relationship.

** "Simple Girl" and "Lulled By Numbers" are two of the rare 'dark music, bright lyrics' subtype.

** For other cases, try "Tear Garden", "Song of Imaginary Beings" and "Into Asylum".

* SingleStanzaSong: "Nightlife"

* WordSaladLyrics: Chris has a rather bad tendency to not make any sense.

* BlatantLies: In the third video journal, Chris was asked if he'd yet stepped into the studio. He replied that they'd started last week. Cue shots of a ping-pong match.

** The song, incidentally, is dedicated to the late, great antitheist {{Christopher Hitchens}}
* HoYay: Ohhhh boy. Where to start... Well, 'Sailor' is commonly believed to be about Chris Corner's struggle with his sexuality- other people think it's about a gay threesome. He kissed {{Noel Fielding}} on stage at a concert in a decidedly non platonic manner. Numerous other songs contain references/implications/hints of bisexuality.

* LyricalDissonance: 'Heatwave', a peppy song about a guy who's struck down by heatstroke and ends up hallucinating a beautiful blonde woman.
** Along with "Missile", "My Secret Friend", "Tear Garden", "Song of Imaginary Beings", "Simple Girl", "Lulled By Numbers"...

* SurrealMusicVideo: 'Spit It Out': Chris dances. Then he lies down. Then he dances again. Then he shakes his girlfriend. Then he runs across the room. Then he kisses her. Etc, etc.

** And "Bernadette"
* TakeThat: Chris often mocks the kind of people who hate his music, including religion: ''Your Supermarket Jesus comes with smiles and lies/Where justice he delays is always justice he denies''

* [[CreatorCouples Creator Couple]]: Chris and Sue Denim of Robots in Disguise for a long time until they broke up. She co-wrote some of his songs and sang on several more, including some SneakerPimps songs.

IAMX is a British indie/[[AlternativeRock alternative]]/[[ElectronicMusic electronic]] act consisting of Chris Corner and occasionally his ex-partner, Sue Denim, of Robots In Disguise fame. Chris Corner writes and composes all the songs, though on stage he is accompanied by a back-up band. The band is slowly becoming more famous, but has enjoyed the most success in Germany. Themes used in their songs include destructive relationships, bisexuality and alcoholism. [[NeedsMoreLove IAMX briefly united with Imogen Heap to produce the critically acclaimed but mostly ignored song "My Secret Friend"]].

* ConceptVideo: The first music video of "Missile." Chris is slowly being drowned in a bathtub; messages pasted onto the tape binding him alternate between saying Love me', 'Hate me' and 'Help me'.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Chris is ''ridiculously'' pretty.