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"Why Lancaster Transit hasn't been signed to Tooth & Nail Records yet is a mystery...This is some of the most fetching indie rock since the heyday of The Sundays." - CDReviews.com

"Just about everything is lovely on "Aliens and Strangers," the perfect summer disc." - Whisperin and Hollerin

"The group also flirts with trip-hop and drum and bass textures, producing a modern folk rock that is delicious to the ear..." - Shotgun Reviews

"[Lancaster Transit is] a Christian electronica/pop duo reminiscent of Imogen Heap and The Postal Service. From folk songs to dance music, from complex orchestral arrangements to pop singles, their debut album Aliens and Strangers has it all." - CDBaby.com

Their debut full-length album, "Aliens and Strangers", is on iTunes, CD Baby, and Snocap, so pick one up today!

Combine the electronica/trip-hop styles of Frou Frou and The Postal Service, the soft piano and guitar motifs of Death Cab for Cutie, complex, layered vocal sections with soaring harmonies, and intimate folk sensibility and you have Lancaster Transit, a duo born out of the frustration of the static state of the Christian music industry. Melissa Lancaster, the producer and vocalist, creates vocals reminiscent of Imogen Heap with words of hope in a dismal world. Zach Gannon, the instrumental half of LT, creates fusions of folk, trip-hop, orchestra, pop, and electronica which mesh to form truly unique songs. Both write the lyrics and melodies together, forging a sound comprised of both members, not led by a frontman (or woman in this case). Their debut album "Aliens and Strangers" was released this May, so pick up a copy for yourself!

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Member Since: 6/3/2006
Band Website: lancastertransit.org
Band Members: Melissa Lancaster and Zach Gannon (We're known in the underground rap circuit as Onesie and Twoosie)
Influences: Frou Frou/Imogen Heap, Moby, The Postal Service, Enya, Death Cab for Cutie, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Nickel Creek, Radiohead, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Aphex Twin
Sounds Like: A collage of folk, electronica, pop, and trip-hop. Imagine Imogen Heap and Portishead bumping into Nickel Creek and Death Cab for Cutie on a bus full of deranged drum machines and samplers.
Record Label: Durant Records
Type of Label: Indie

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IMPORTANT CHANGE TO RADIO SHOW! PLEASE READ!

The Lancaster Transit radio interview and mini-concert will begin around 8:00 PM. NOT 6. NOT 7. Please do not tune in at 6 and be sad when we are not on the other end of your radio!Tune in to 88.3 WMT...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:20:00 PST

LT to do on-air mini-concert and interview!

Lancaster Transit will be on 88.3 WMTS on Thursday, September 13th, to do an on-air acoustic mini-concert and take questions and call-ins!They will be appearing on "Your Week In Review", hosted by Nei...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:57:00 PST

3 New Reviews!

Thank you so much for your support of Lancaster Transit! We've gotten multiple reviews online, and you all have had some very nice things to say about our music! If you'd like to, you can check out so...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:27:00 PST

"Aliens and Strangers" on iTunes!

Good news for all of you LT fans!"Aliens and Strangers", our full-length debut album, is now on iTunes!You can buy the entire album for $10 in the iTunes Store. (Although you don't get the physical CD...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:11:00 PST

Lancaster Transit to be on WMTS 88.3 TONIGHT!

Guten tag, LT Fans!Just wanted you all to know that Lancaster Transit is going to be on WMTS 88.3 (MTSU Student Radio) tonight around 6:30-7PM! If you want a sneak peek of our album, which will be rel...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Thu, 31 May 2007 09:39:00 PST

Album Release Party THIS FRIDAY!

Hey, everybody! Melissa and I have been working for quite some time on our debut album, Aliens and Strangers, and we're excited to announce that it's finally done!You are all cordially invited to our ...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:35:00 PST

NEW ALBUM!! NEW SHOW!!

Zach and I have pretty much got our show together for our summer concerts. We're getting pumped. Our album is coming out this week so our cd release party is next week. :) We are have a ton of gadgets...
Posted by Lancaster Transit on Thu, 24 May 2007 08:40:00 PST