Surfacing : Like so many others I first came across Sarah McLachlan on Buffy, and on the strength of one song (Full of Grace) I went straight out to buy the album. Although most of the tracks on 'Surfacing' are simply more of the same, every song by Sarah McLachlan is of amazing quality and beautifully crafted. This is a must have cd.

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy : On the other side of the Atlantic, pre-Lilith Fair, Sarah McLachlan had critical acclaim and a cult following but was otherwise just another hard-working female singer/songwriter--one who wasn't blasting down doors with overt sexuality or popping along in front of a male Svengali. Similar in their emotional urgency to Sarah McLachlan's more recent work but delightfully less polished, these folk-rock songs are surprising gems. If not for McLachlan's poignant vocals, lyrics like "Your love is better than ice cream" (on "Ice Cream") would sound childishly absurd (especially alongside deeper material like "Hold On"), but here they're given just as much respect as the weightier issues Sarah McLachlan explores. A great album to accompany your moments of introspection.