Tarmac Adam Tarmac Adam Tarmac Adam is a Melbourne based, Australian pop band that on its debut album featured two former members of Crowded House, bassist Nick Seymour and drummer Paul Hester. The band was formed in 2001 by singer-songwriter Matt O'Donnell and also included Sean McVitty (guitar) and Steve Paix (keyboards). The band released an album in 2003, "Handheld Torch", recorded in Melbourne and Dublin and produced by Seymour. The album was self-funded by O'Donnell after approaches to record companies by Seymour for a recording deal were rebuffed. He said he had written a batch of songs and began working with
Surfacing (album) Surfacing (album) Surfacing is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. Released in 1997, it was produced by McLachlan's frequent collaborator, Pierre Marchand. McLachlan set about writing "Surfacing" in 1996, after two and a half years touring for her previous album, 1993's "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy". Mentally exhausted, she found it difficult to concentrate on her new album and took six months off in Vancouver. After that she completed the ten songs for the album and went to Marchand's Quebec studio to record. "Surfacing" was released in July 1997, coinciding with the start of McLachlan's Lilith Fair tour. The