Much of 2017 was spent on the road with PJ Harvey. John was musical director, and played guitar, keyboards, drums and sang in the band. The tour, which began in Toulouse, France in June 2016 and finished in Mexico City in November 2017 comprised 100 shows in 35 different countries.
 
In between bouts of touring John produced the following albums :
ALDOUS HARDING – ‘Party’   Rough Trade album of the year
THIS IS THE KIT – ‘Moonshine Freeze’
NADINE KHOURI – ‘The Salted Air’
CHRYSTA BELL – ‘We Dissolve’   https://chrystabell.com/
VALPARAISO–
‘Broken Homeland’  https://valparaisoofficial.bandcamp.com/releases

This single was produced in aid of displaced children in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon. The artists will donate all net profits from the track to Beyond Association in the Bekaa Valley, a national Lebanese non-Governmental Organisation
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 ‘The Salted Air’ by Nadine Khouri, ‘Moonshine Freeze’ by This Is The Kit, and at number 1 album of the year ‘Party’ by Aldous Harding.

THIS IS THE KIT
 
‘Moonshine Freeze’ is the new album by This Is The Kit. Produced by John & released worldwide through Rough Trade.
 
The album was recorded with Marco Tagliola at Invada Studios, Bristol, and mixed with Ali Chant at Playpen (formerly Toybox). ‘Moonshine Freeze’ is the band’s fourth album, and the second to be produced by John. It has received great reviews across the bard & was BBC6 Music album of the day on release. The band is touring extensively to promote the record – check the website for dates/info :
 
 https://thisisthekit.co.uk/
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