	The Bitter Chills signed with the independent label Mint 400 Records, in 2016. They released the single "Why Not Us?" that year, along with a music video, which was directed by Neil Sabatino. The Bitter Chills performed at the 2016 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. On 3 February 2017, they released their second full-length album, entitled "Feel-Good Songs for Feel-Bad People", also produced, mixed and mastered by Sabatino. The album contains "root music," that features mandolin, upright bass, accordion, piano and acoustic guitars. 