The Bitter Roots
The Bitter Roots are Jeff Stetson and Ben Koostra. Jeff and Ben both live and create music in Seattle.
The Bitter Roots - Moral Hazard has been in rotation at over 40 radio stations from coast to coast in the US and Canada, Australia, The Netherlands and on Pandora Internet Radio.
The Bitter Roots' music can best be described as soulful rock, guitar oriented and diverse, with vocal harmony and tight rhythms.
What makes The Bitter Roots unique? All our music is recorded live to and mixed by hand from Analog Tape. We do not use digital editing or enhancement. We do not use Auto Tune. We do not use a Click Track. We do not use samples. This is Honest Real Music. If it took 54 takes, it took 54 takes.
Jeff is the former leader of manSaveman a Seattle rock outfit that put out 4 full length LPs between 2001 and 2006. Jeff also played for the bands Chiseler and Into the March in his home town of Missoula Montana in the early and mid '90s.
Ben relocated to Seattle from NYC and California, having played and recorded with several bands during that time. Ben is also from Missoula and once played drums for Ein Heit and Silkworm.