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Public Transit's new single, "Hover" speaks in contradictions. The state of motion and stillness, being planted in a land yet afloat in the deep, waiting for something that is already, but not yet... "Hover" is a timidly triumphant piece that is summed up in a few words borrowed from Henri Nouwen: "We are home while on the way."
Public Transit emerged in 2022 as a solo project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Noah Dirig. With a few cheap microphones, a budget-model guitar, and a laptop, Dirig began to craft ornate folk tunes in a tiny one-bedroom in Columbus, Ohio. Borrowing some old violin recordings from his friend, Jubilee Chen, he released his first single, "Weights Too Heavy" in October 2022.
2023 saw the release of Public Transit's first EP, "Still in Regal Glory." A minimalistic collection of Advent tunes, this release was the first to prominently feature Dirig's wife, Aimee, as a full-fledged member of the band.
2025's "Hover" demonstrated an artistic leap forward for the band. Teaming up again with Chen, the track represented a clashing of Chen's classical training and Dirig's alt rock background. The song, filtered through the strictures of these seemingly opposing schools of thought, became something quite unlike anything else in their respective discographies.
"Hover" is out Friday, May 2nd.
Public Transit emerged in 2022 as a solo project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Noah Dirig. With a few cheap microphones, a budget-model guitar, and a laptop, Dirig began to craft ornate folk tunes in a tiny one-bedroom in Columbus, Ohio. Borrowing some old violin recordings from his friend, Jubilee Chen, he released his first single, "Weights Too Heavy" in October 2022.
2023 saw the release of Public Transit's first EP, "Still in Regal Glory." A minimalistic collection of Advent tunes, this release was the first to prominently feature Dirig's wife, Aimee, as a full-fledged member of the band.
2025's "Hover" demonstrated an artistic leap forward for the band. Teaming up again with Chen, the track represented a clashing of Chen's classical training and Dirig's alt rock background. The song, filtered through the strictures of these seemingly opposing schools of thought, became something quite unlike anything else in their respective discographies.
"Hover" is out Friday, May 2nd.
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