Bitter:Sweet

L.A.'s soundtrack staples Bitter:Sweet give their blend of '60s lounge jazz and laid-back beats the high-def treatment on Drama, the follow-up to 2006's The Mating Game. Flush with swooning strings and accordions straight out of a French bistro and festooned with singer Shana Halligan's versatile, mellifluous voice, they update '90s downtempo with a healthy dash of sugar, spice and everything nice -- plus a hint of French house and James Bond panache.