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Los Angeles, United States (2006 – present)

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.

The duo was formed in 2006 when Halligan answered a Craigslist ad for a singer posted by Shahani, who 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. 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, and Skeewiff. These tracks were previously available only on vinyl, or unreleased.

They are often compared to, or appeal to fans of, Zero 7, Morcheeba, Björk, Portishead, Everything But The Girl, and Serge Gainsbourg.

Recently, they have 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 [1].
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  • lydiebee

    boner jamz

    Thursday afternoon

  • Sarahography

    Nice stuff. :D

    last week

  • matriccs

    So erotic

    14 days ago

  • xanti_j

    Drama (feat. Serj Tankian)!! amazing! <3

    last month

  • RedHotChicago

    drink and feel me Shana, I love the way you sing those words.

    last month

  • AneliyaFlos

    дааа! то, что надо! <333

    December 2011

  • fruit_fly

    I found a few new songs from Shana on Stuhr Music's Soundcloud page (soundcloud.com/stuhrmusic/sets/shana-halligan-2010). They sound great! I can't wait for her solo project.

    October 2011

  • jul_shw

    обалдеть можно =))))

    August 2011

  • texaslimo1

    Nice.. Very NICE

    July 2011

  • Gabriel_Opeth

    very good discovery

    July 2011

  • genkirocket

    So sad to hear about there break up =( How ironic considering the title of there final release, lmao. I'm excited to hear what Shana does as a solo act but still.... RIP Bitter:Sweet

    July 2011

  • Knails

    This is pretty much the best artistic duo I've ever discovered...

    May 2011

  • hobsignrho

    @dany_f87 agreed!

    April 2011

  • oohmusic

    ...any new?

    December 2010

  • Mlullabies

    bittersweet faith mmm

    December 2010

  • buthoel

    is there a way they can edit out her whiSSSStles? roflmao

    December 2010

  • ingridboreas

    I disagree, Drama is of a high and consistent quality. I've listened to it as much Mating Game. I greatly look forward to a new album.

    October 2010

  • dany_f87

    Her voice is delicious!

    October 2010

  • gennove

    The mating game=Classic. Drama :(.. I sense that you guys went for the fame while working on the drama cd. I remember when the mating game came out me and my girlfirned took a trip to Orlando and we played teh cd none stop from miami to O. Drama failed to grasp me in its claws. Major disappointing album. I hope you guys find a formula between the mating game and whatever it is your after. Awesome talent should not be wasted.

    September 2010

  • danimalwatts

    oh that voice

    September 2010
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Shana Halligan's (Bitter:Sweet) EP "PaperButterfly" available now!!!

29 Nov 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/bittersweettunes

Hey Everyone,Shana Halligan's debut album is available now on iTunes and Amazon. iTunes: http://itunes.apple...com/us/album/paper-butterfly-..ep/id479100069Amazon: …

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