29 Palms Highway is the address of the Joshua Tree Inn, where Gram Parsons died in 1973. In this song, Klara and Johanna communicate with and feel a connection to Parsons’ spirit.

First Aid Kit have cited Gram Parsons as a source of musical inspiration throughout their career. In Emmylou, they sing,

”You’ll be my Gram
And my Johnny too.”

In an interview with dola.com, they shared their connection with and love for the Californian desert, Joshua Tree Park and Gram Parsons,

” If you’re a Gram Parsons fan like us, you should absolutely visit and stay at the Joshua Tree Inn. You can feel his spirit there.”