Sarah McLachlan

Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her emotive vocals, introspective songwriting, and hit albums such as “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” and the multi-platinum “Surfacing.” She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide, won multiple Grammy and Juno Awards, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. McLachlan is also the founder of the Lilith Fair concert tour and the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, which provides free music education to underserved youth.

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Boy Genius Album👍 Recommends
…contemporary musicians sarah is currently listening to and enjoying
“Who do you predict is going to be your Spotify rapt this year? Like who are the musicians you're listening to the most on your, like if we were- Phoebe Bridgers. Ah. Yeah. The best. Yeah. Or Boy Genius or, you know, a combination of the two. It definitely would be on like a current version of Little Affair if there existed one. Yeah. Top of the bill. And in some ways, Boy Genius is the parent of all that. Yeah.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Joni Mitchell Albums👍 Recommends
…young sarah's musical influences that shaped her songwriting
“Who are you listening to at the time? Uh, when I was really young, other than Kenny Rogers, it was, um, Simon and Garfunkel, Kat Stevens. Ah, yes. Uh, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kate Bush Albums👍 Recommends
…artists who influenced sarah's songwriting and production approach
“I had done deep dives into my favorite artists, which at the time were Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. Oh, yeah. Don't give up. Oh, yeah. Don't give up.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Peter Gabriel Albums👍 Recommends
…artists who influenced sarah's songwriting and production approach
“I had done deep dives into my favorite artists, which at the time were Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. Oh, yeah. Don't give up. Oh, yeah. Don't give up.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Phoebe Bridgers Albums👍 Recommends
…contemporary musicians sarah is currently listening to and enjoying
“Who do you predict is going to be your Spotify rapt this year? Like who are the musicians you're listening to the most on your, like if we were- Phoebe Bridgers. Ah. Yeah. The best. Yeah. Or Boy Genius or, you know, a combination of the two.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Simon and Garfunkel Albums👍 Recommends
…young sarah's musical influences that shaped her songwriting
“Who are you listening to at the time? Uh, when I was really young, other than Kenny Rogers, it was, um, Simon and Garfunkel, Kat Stevens. Ah, yes. Uh, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Surfacing Album👍 Recommends
…sarah's album surfacing and the hit single angel's unexpected success
“I remember thinking at the end of, uh, when I first put out surfacing, like the rest of this album's crap, but Angel's, Angel's solid. I mean, obviously I had no perspective. Yeah, exactly. So many hits on that record.”
on Good Hang with Amy Poehler