Vicarious is the fourth studio album by New Zealand band Strawpeople, featuring vocalist Fiona McDonald.

Released in 1996 by Columbia Records, the electronic album produced by McDonald and Strawpeople member Paul Casserly was commercially successful, staying on the New Zealand charts for nearly six months and peaking at #4.

[1][5] The album was originally intended to feature Victoria Kelly as the vocalist and her and Casserly began writing songs together.

This resulted in McDonald, a singer previously featured on Strawpeople tracks who was searching for a new musical project, being selected as the new vocalist.

[1][5] Kelly, Jeremy Morrow, Greg Johnson, and Mark Tierney (former member of Strawpeople who left the band in February 1996[5]) are also credited as songwriters throughout the album.