The Mating Game (album)


The Mating Game is the 2006 debut album by trip-hop duo.

Track listing

All songs by Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani.
  1. "Don't Forget to Breathe" - 3:14
  2. "The Mating Game" - 3:24
  3. "Overdue" - 3:34
  4. "Heaven" - 3:48
  5. "Bittersweet Faith" - 4:19
  6. "Moving Forward" - 3:36
  7. "Moody" - 2:39
  8. "Dirty Laundry |Dirty Laundry" - 3:20
  9. "Our Remains" - 3:34
  10. "Salty Air" - 3:02
  11. "Take 2 Blue" - 2:40

    Reception

The album was met with generally positive reviews. About.com gave it a 4 out of 5 star stating that, "vocalist Shana Halligan and producer/composer Kiran Shahani, the Los Angeles duo known as Bitter:Sweet, have produced a perfectly pleasant bossa nova/electro-pop record," but criticizing the album's similarity with Morcheeba, Portishead, Zero 7, and Goldfrapp. Blogcritics also gave it a good review and asked "what else would you name something that makes beautiful music tinged with a slow seductive shade of melancholy?" Reception from Allmusic was a bit negative, but highlighting Our Remains and Salty Air and stating that the album "features really nice strings and a fun rhythmic changeup in the chorus."

In Media

The songs "Bittersweet Faith" and "Our Remains" were featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada. The song "Dirty Laundry |Dirty Laundry" has been featured in commercials for Victoria's Secret and Heineken.

Charts

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