DECEMBER 2, 2015
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
SHANA HALLIGAN
GOES FOR 40’S GLAM IN VIDEO FOR “GET GONE”
SONG APPEARS ON NEW ALBUM
‘BACK TO ME’ OUT NOW ON PLUG RESEARCH MUSIC
This past October, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/producer SHANA HALLIGANreleased her new album BACK TO ME via Plug Research Music. Today(December 2), she has revealed a different side of her in the video for “Get Gone.” Teaming with director Danger Dave, HALLIGAN goes for 40’s style glam capturing the chanteuse in sequined dress, coiffed hair and a lot of sass singing about how her man did her wrong and now he can “Get Gone.”
View the video which made its premiere today via Buzzbands.la at: https://youtu.be/4RXUBjizmcE
“Shooting the ‘Get Gone’ video was such an empowering experience for me. No longer hiding behind any band name, standing up for myself, and having my husband and three week old baby by my side, I couldn’t have felt more raw, real and actually perfectly glamorous,” says SHANA HALLIGAN. “Working with the incredibly talented director Danger Dave was a beautiful experience. He truly sees me for who I am and allowed me to just simply be that, captured through the eyes of a gorgeous vintage lens.”
Back To Me in the press…
“Let Shana Halligan shoot to the top of your attention. ‘Something Real’ is a slinky, smooth, electro-pop single reminiscent of AlunaGeorge, Hundred Waters, and Son Lux while still treading the delicate intimacies of someone too reserved to overwhelm you with an intense light show. Halligan’s upcoming LP, Back to Me, drops October 16. We’re betting it’s going to be one of the more memorable releases of 2015.”
– Nina Corcoran, Nerdist (9/16/15)
“Even if you don’t know Shana Halligan’s name, you’ve probably heard her voice. Besides fronting the late-’00s electro-soul group Bitter:Sweet, she’s done vocals for Nouvelle Vague and Thievery Corporation, lighting up the latter’s 2014 single ‘Depth of My Soul.’ On her second solo outing, the just-released Back to Me, Halligan stays in her sultry, soulful comfort zone on ‘Tired of Alone’ and the dubby ‘Been Waiting’ but also dabbles convincingly in throwback, finger-poppin’ R&B on ‘Get Gone’ and delivers a torchy pop ballad worthy of Solange or Sia on ‘Illuminate,’ the album’s showstopper. Expect to hear those tracks and plenty more from Back to Me at this album-release show…”
– Andy Hermann, LA WEEKLY (11/11/15)
“Fifteen cuts in all, the tantalizing ‘Something Real’ combines a pop luster and a seductive plastic nature with pure, primal emotion. Halligan’s singing holds in reserve but connects to some deep feeling. ‘Been Waiting’ suggests real pain; its melodic invention and propulsive beat grab you by the ear, while ‘Take You Home’ with its slow funk and sultry honesty, almost make you think this is a blues album in disguise.”
– John Ephland, DownBeat (November 2015)
“Shana Halligan of Bitter:Sweet is a sultry songstress whose new solo album explores human sensuality through songs of romance, heartache and longing.”
—KCRW (11/18/15)
“Shana Halligan’s forthcoming Back to Me is a breakup album, or, more specifically, a post-breakup album that circles back to the simple empowerment theme of being all right with yourself. The singer-songwriter was one-half of the trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet, who made their mark with the 2006 album The Mating Game; she’s collaborated and co-written with the likes of the Thievery Corporation and System of a Down’s Serj Tankian; and in 2011 she went solo, releasing an EP that year and a full-length the next. Her new effort, out Oct. 16 via Plug Research, is a sleek, soulful and slab of jazz-informed electronic pop with production that subtly slips between the retro (like opener ‘Get Gone’), the modern (‘Tired of Alone,’ ‘Can’t Live Without Your Love’) and a sensual combination of both (‘Freak’). Considering that the album is a snapshot of Halligan’s feelings as she was moving on from one relationship, it’s somewhat ironic that Back to Me was finally being finished when she was in another – and at the time she found out she was pregnant. (She became a mom in July.) Maybe all that catharsis worked? It certainly makes for good listening.”
-Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands.la (9/9/15)
“Shana brings a breath of fresh air to the world of modern adult contemporary, reminding us that it’s okay to be sexy ….”
– Ethan Goodman, Monsters & Critics (11/16/15)
“Shana Halligan’s name and voice will be recognizable to those familiar with her previous project, the trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet. Halligan comes into her own on the aptly titled solo disc Back to Me (Plug Research). Halligan doesn’t entirely abandon her electro-hop roots on songs such as ‘Tired of Alone,’ ‘Something Real,’ ‘Freak’ and ‘If I Knew.’ But it’s on the songs where she really stretches her creative muscles, including the title track, ‘Can’t Live Without Your Love,’ and a fresh cover of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam’s ‘I Wonder If I Take You Home,’ that Shana shines.”
– Gregg Shapiro, The Bay Area Reporter (November 5, 2015)
About SHANA HALLIGAN:
During and since her time as the lead singer/songwriter of Bitter:Sweet, Shana Halligan has sold more than 500,000 records and has accumulated over 70 album credits to her name. Other releases from Shana Halligan include her solo debut EP Paper Butterflyand 2012 album Richmond Parade. Additionally, her music has received numerous high-profile synchs and licensing deals in film, TV, ad campaigns and beyond, includingSex and The City, The Devil Wears Prada, Bright Eyes, Focus, Cars 2, “The Blacklist,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Entourage,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Desperate Housewives,” just to name a few. She’s also collaborated with many major acts, including writing and recording with Serj Tankian of System Of A Down and Thievery Corporation (co-writing and performing their biggest hit in recent years “Depth Of My Soul”), and has performed at several celebrated venues across the nation, including the Hollywood Bowl, the Royal Albert Hall (London), the Bowery Ballroom (NYC) and the Hotel Cafe (L.A.). Outside of her own music, Halligan also writes for other artists and is developing a TV project that combines her love for music and passion for cooking.
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