It includes Nick Seymour on bass, Ruben Alexander on drums, Josh Barber on percussion, and Steve Paix on keyboards and saxophone.

[2] In 2003, Tarmac Adam released the album Handheld Torch, recorded in Melbourne and Dublin and produced by Nick Seymour.

[3] The band's website said Handheld Torch would be repackaged, adding unreleased tracks from the early sessions with Seymour and Hester, as well as ambient instrumental remixes.

The band, at this point composed of O'Donnell, Seymour, and Paix, as well as Ruben Alexander on drums and Josh Barber on percussion, released their sophomore album, The History Effect, in 2013.

[4] Following this release, 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.