Passenger Records

Passenger Records was a New York-based boutique record label that released music by Adult Album Alternative (or Triple-A) artists. A subsidiary of Caroline Records, it was owned by Virgin Records/EMI. Its albums were distributed by Caroline Distribution in the US and Virgin or a variety of smaller labels throughout Europe, Australia, Japan and other markets. Passenger most notably represented Ben Folds Five for Caroline, releasing the band's 1995 self-titled debut album. Other artists represented by the label include the defunct Philadelphia, Pennsylvania band The Low Road (band).

In a 1997 interview, after his band had signed with Sony's Epic/550 label and released their second album, Whatever and Ever Amen, Ben Folds spoke about both Passenger and The Low Road:

Folds was sorry to hear of the Low Road's break-up.

"That's really a shame... It's always arguable whether someone got the best treatment when it comes to a record company. To be fair, Passenger signed them and put records out for them. With a band like The Low Road — they're not a rock band, or very mainstream — they're not going to get that chance very often."