Rachel Drew and the Bitter Roots

Rachel Drew layers her alto into dream-like melodies that cross genres and evoke Billie Holiday and Motown atop unexpected, satisfying chord changes. Her songs and singing style are unassuming, intimate, and soulful. She has elicited comparisons to Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, and Eilen Jewell. The Bitter Roots are some of Chicago’s finest musicians: Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden), Gerald Dowd (Robbie Fulks, Electric Dirt, Model Citizens Big Band), John Mead, and Alton Smith.

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