Biography

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.

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Music

Me & You
2011
Camaro Rock, with a slight air of disenchantment. Thundering beats, Towering Bass Lines, more than enough guitars to literally saw your head off. Listen to my voice, echo and done.
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Shepherds Pie
2011
Music for the working people of the world. A rousing shanty, the perfect soundtrack for drinking and carousing. Fun to sing along.
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Moral Hazard
2010
Soulful vocals and guitar-driven rock. The smooth melodies lay effortlessly over drum lines that make it impossible to resist toe-tapping or head-bobbing along to the catchy rock tunes recorded entirely analog that have that "live-on-tape" sound.
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The Bitter Roots
2009
Alternative indie roots pub rock, guitar oriented and diverse, with vocal harmony and tight rhythms. Analog.
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