In a time of serious drought, God culminated Greg Sagenski's final hour of driving with a downpour of rain. The curvature of the winding roads nestled a comforting peace within Greg's spirit, supplemented by the sight of San Francisco's city lights, drifting in and out of the front windshield view. Mind set on reaching home, his wife Clair, and daughter Kimmy, Greg called the house to precede his later-than-usual arrival. The trailer restocking process took longer than expected today. But then again, each drive felt longer than expected when missing home, Greg thought. The vibrant ringing abruptly ended, and a familiar voice echoed a "hello" through the stereo. "Clair, I'm almost home."
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DV: For a few years now I've been intrigued by Phil Spector and his "Wall of Sound" production style. Like many, The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" was my introduction to Spector and again, like many, it blew my mind. Phil Spector was my starting point; this is very apparent in the intro to "Dashboard Picture". Around the time that I was listening to Phil Spector I was also discovering that The Beach Boys (a band I've always loved) were so much more than I had ever realized. How had I not previously noticed that these Brian Wilson recordings sounded this phenomenal?! So if "Be My Baby" was the seed in the soil then "Don't Worry Baby" was the rain that brought about "Dashboard Picture". In hindsight, the song doesn't especially resemble either of those timeless gems but I really like what it has become. Lane gave it lyrics and a vocal melody. I love it all, but I'm especially grateful for his reference to California. It was all too appropriate.

LC: The majority of songs I’ve worked on are fairly personal and based on experiences. “Dashboard Picture” is completely fictional, written from the perspective of a father and husband, excited to finally make it home from a long trip as a semi driver.

You only have so many words to tell a story through music. Without the accompanying story, you might have a difficult time answering the question, “What is the song about?”

But this is something I love about music. We connect to lyrics and melodies in different ways. Music isn’t always so tangible, but it’s meaningful nonetheless.

Dan recorded everything but vocals on this one, and it was a fun challenge to find words and a melody to match his vision for the song.