TARMAC ADAM

The History Effect

tarmacadam.com.au

That Tarmac Adam can reform after a decade away and pick up where they left off speaks volumes about their music. Warm, well crafted and slightly adventurous, theirs is a timeless sound reminiscent of ’60s pop, ’70s folk-rock and jangly ’80s indie—and of fellow Aussie rockers Crowded House. In fact, that band’s Nick Seymour sits in on bass, reprising his role from Tarmac’s 2003 debut, but the real star here is singer-songwriter Matt O’Donnell. Using unobtrusive bits of brass and electronics, he creates rich, mature rock songs about midlife uncertainties. “We live and love and find a passion,” he sings on “Seven Days,” ready for the future, whatever it brings. (A third album, hopefully.)