Quiet Town, USA – Progress on the fourth collection of original Rick Dill music, Songs From Quiet Town, has taken a totally unexpected direction. Adhering only to the maxim that the best laid plans don’t mean squat, Rick and his bassist/producer Paul Gaita have been recording songs on laptop, desktop, and studio consol.

“I knew this project was going to be different from anything I’d done before,” Dill said, “but the level of flexibility and freedom has been almost disconcerting. Where studio work is all about economy of time and resources, here we have the luxury to record at will, wherever we feel. Frighteningly liberating!”

The concept for the album revolves around a local cemetery in Little Silver, NJ, just around the corner from Rick’s house. It’s a small plot, but it’s rich in stories, and for some reason Rick is drawn to them. None of the songs are historical or based on any truth, but he swears he heard them coming over the cemetery wall first.

The first night of recording was at Embury Methodist Church, and the title track for the album was recorded there. “We caught the spook,” Gaita said, “and it’s determined the direction for the rest of the album.”

They hope to have the album ready for Christmas 2010.