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Surfacing
Pop · 1997 · 11 tracks

Surfacing

Sarah McLachlan

Lush, piano-driven pop defined by cavernous reverb and extreme emotional transparency. A definitive 1997 document of vulnerability and soft-focus intimacy.

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The ultimate 90s comfort listen for when you just need to have a good, aesthetic cry.

A warm, protective layer of melancholia that offers solace rather than despair.

Surfacing · vs · Sarah McLachlan
Vulnerable+1.4σ

Vulnerable saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Building a Mystery
4:07
02
I Love You
4:44
03
Sweet Surrender
4:01
04
Adia
4:05
05
Do What You Have to Do
3:47
06
Witness
4:48
07
Angel
4:30
08
Black & White
5:02
10
Last Dance
2:32
11
Sweet Surrender (Jazz version)
3:15
12
Prayer of Saint Francis (Traditional)
2:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The stark, lonely piano chords that open Angel, creating an immediate sense of hollowed-out grief.
The layered, breathy vocal harmonies in the chorus of Adia that feel like a gentle plea for forgiveness.
The transition from the driving acoustic rhythm of Building a Mystery into its soaring, reverb-drenched chorus.
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