in 2016, blount released a duet album with her husband as trotter and blount. titled "love affair", the album spawned the single "imagine". the duo also released "hi ho" that year as the war and treaty. "hi ho" was described by "paste" writer chris estey as 'the break out soul hit'. in 2017, the war and treaty released the ep "down to the river", described as a mix of 'blues, gospel, soul, bluegrass, country' and heralded by estey as 'a splendidly made immediate classic about conflict and redemption.' in 2018, "rolling stone" reported the war and treaty's debut album "healing tide" is due for release on august 10, 2018, describing the lead single as a 'joyfully relentless title track, reminiscent of classic ike and tina turner rock-infused soul'. estey of "paste" describes 'in songs about personal turmoil and the dread at the end of time, every kind of fear and joy is addressed through gut-stirring and feet-moving anthems like “hit dawg will holla,” “set my soul on fire,” and the title track. yet the two can sensually help heal the wounds from those confessional blasts with a sweet ballad like “till the mornin’” — they truly live up to the dynamic tension of their moniker.'