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.