ope ▁Dies ▁Last ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁E rel li ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Josh ▁Ritter ' s ▁band ▁when ▁Ritter ▁opened ▁shows ▁for ▁Ray ▁Lam ont agne ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Tour ▁dates ▁included ▁performances ▁in ▁She ff ield ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Little ▁V ig ils ▁- ▁again ▁produced ▁by ▁Z ack ▁H ick man ▁- ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁lead - off ▁track ▁" August ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁E rel li ▁announced ▁a ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁to ▁fund ▁his ▁Bill ▁Morris sey ▁t ribute ▁CD ▁titled ▁Mill town s . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁E rel li ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁had ▁exceed ed ▁his ▁initial ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁goal ▁with ▁don ations ▁received ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁Mill town s ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁her ▁review ▁for ▁Fol k ▁Al ley , ▁Kim ▁R ue hl ▁wrote : ▁" Mill town s ▁doesn ' t ▁come ▁off ▁as ▁a ▁covers ▁record ▁or ▁a ▁t ribute ▁album , ▁though , ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁a ▁thank - you ▁note ▁for ▁the ▁songs ▁Morris sey ▁put ▁out ▁into