In June of 2024, my family went on a mission trip with our church to Wheelwright Kentucky. Wheelwright was a company town of Inland Steel developed to support the coal mining industry. It was one time one of the top five places to live in the United States. Today, the mines have all but shut down and left this area impoverished. The whole story of the people of this region really got to me. These songs were inspired by that trip. The song “Broken Land” is about an older couple having a conversation on their porch in Wheelwright reflecting on the hard life they’ve had and seeing the town they’ve dedicated their lives to falling down.