Released in 2006 on Drag City, The Transit Rider is an ambitious and deeply immersive work from Faun Fables, the avant-folk project led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Dawn McCarthy. Rooted in indie and progressive folk traditions, the album draws from a wide sonic palette that spans folk, world music, and experimental rock, placing Faun Fables firmly among the most distinctive voices in the Drag City catalog.
Conceived as a song cycle centered on the experience of the New York City subway, The Transit Rider blends original compositions with traditional material, weaving together themes of transit, transformation, and urban life into something genuinely theatrical and strange. Recorded on 8-track cassette and incorporating live performance elements, the album carries an intimate, handcrafted quality that gives even its most ambitious moments a raw and human warmth.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Drag City
- Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
- Release Date: 08/28/2026
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TRACKS
A1. Birth
A2. Transit Theme
A3. House Carpenter
B1. In Speed
B2. Taki Pejzaz
B3. Roadkill
C1. Earth´s Kiss
C2. Fire & Castration
C3. The Questioning
C4. I No Longer Wish To
D1. The Corwith Brothers
D2. Dream On A Train
D3. I´d Like To Be
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