page_title: Tarmac Adam
section_title: Ten years
hierarchical_section_title: Tarmac Adam / Ten years
caption_attribution_description: English: Rueben Alexander of Tarmac Adam on drums at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ 05232013. Photo by LHCollins.
context_page_description: 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 and Steve Paix.
  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.
context_section_description: The endless road vista of the album's cover reflects this ten-year journey, and the name of the band, as O’Donnell explains: "Tarmac Adam is our play on the original name for tarmac. But also that sense of 'Adam' – the first man, the Everyman – on life's journey, a journey we all travel. Just like the rear vision mirror on the cover, where we are and where we’re headed is defined by where we’ve been. That’s The History Effect."
  Following the release of The History Effect, O’Donnell, Paix and Barber toured the US as a three-piece, to promote the new material with an itinerary that included a national TV appearance, various radio interviews and live performances.
  Tarmac Adam also produced video clips for the songs "You As Me", "Giving It Back" and "Chalk On Slate" in 2013.
caption: Rueben Alexander playing the drums.
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