''The Mating Game'' is the 2006 debut album by trip-hop duo
Bitter:Sweet.
Track listing
All songs by
Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani.
#"Don't Forget to Breathe" - 3:14
#"The Mating Game" - 3:24
#"Overdue" - 3:34
#"Heaven" - 3:48
#"Bittersweet Faith" - 4:19
#"Moving Forward" - 3:36
#"Moody" - 2:39
# "
Dirty Laundry" - 3:20
#"Our Remains" - 3:34
#"Salty Air" - 3:02
#"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
Morcheeba are an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s with founding members vocalist Skye Edwards and the brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey. They mix influences from trip hop, rock, folk rock and downtempo, and have produced ten regul ...
,
Portishead,
Zero 7
Zero 7 is an English musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. Both of them began as studio engineers and in 1997 formed the group Zero 7. Their debut album, '' Simple Things'', was released in 2001; their song "Destiny" stayed in ...
, and
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser).
Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...
. 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?" Allmusic's editorial review gave the album 3.5 stars, stating "it all adds up to an album that captivates not by virtue of real originality, but by combining familiar elements in consistently enjoyable ways."
In Media
The songs "Bittersweet Faith" and "Our Remains" were featured in the film ''
The Devil Wears Prada''. The song "
Dirty Laundry" has been featured in commercials for
Victoria's Secret
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and
Heineken
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History
On 15 February 1864, ...
.
Charts
Album
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mating Game, The
2006 albums
Bitter:Sweet albums