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Bitter:Sweet is an
electronic/
trip-hop duo with
jazz-like qualities from
Los Angeles. The band is comprised of
Shana Halligan, who provides vocals and lyrics and composes the songs, and
Kiran Shahani, who produces and composes the songs. They are often compared to, or appeal to fans of
Zero 7,
Morcheeba,
Björk,
Portishead,
Esthero,
Everything But the Girl, and
Serge Gainsbourg. Recently, they've been listed on the Top 10 on the
iTunes Store electronic chart and have been placed on radio station
KCRW's Top 5 Most Requested CD for the week of
March 20,
2006 (External Link
). Additionally, they've been featured on the soundtrack of
The Devil Wears Prada, in Episode 2 ("I Am a Tree") of Season 3 of
Grey's Anatomy, in Episode 7 ("The Ringer") of Season 1 of
Moonlight, in Episode 1 of
Lipstick Jungle ("Pilot"), in Episode 17 ("Sleeper") of Season 7 of
Smallville, the advertisements for "
Samantha Who?" and
Victoria's Secret, in the movies
Because I Said So and
Shoot 'Em Up, in a
Zune advertisement (and the device itself), and also placed on
MSN's list for "Ones to Watch"
(External Link).
The duo was formed when Halligan answered an ad listed on
Craig's List for a singer posted by Shahani, who, along with Rick Torres, had previously founded the
Supreme Beings of Leisure. Their 11-track debut album,
The Mating Game, was released
April 4,
2006 under
Quango Music Group and has been reviewed and recognized by several magazine publications, such as
Urb and
People (External Link) (External Link) The title track was featured on a commercial for the winery
Korbel.
In summer of
2007, Bitter:Sweet released The Remix Game, featuring reworked versions of tracks from
The Mating Game by renowned producers such as
Thievery Corporation, Fort Knox Five, Jed Smith and Skeewiff. These tracks were previously available only on vinyl, or unreleased.
In early February 2008, It was announced that the Duo would release an album of new material called 'Drama.' A 30 second preview for their new song 'The Bomb', which was used as the theme music for
Lipstick Jungle, could be heard on their myspace.
Discography
Albums
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