![]() ![]() ![]() Irwin got sober a little over a year ago and is now “unrecognisable” to himself. For the first time in his life, he feels able to create music with the sort of message he wants to share. It’s not just a sudden open diary that’s pushed Irwin to go solo, though. We have plans to get in the studio and charge into our decade-anniversary with new music, which is next year.” ![]() Going solo, he believes, is a sophisticated way of expanding their musical impact as a group: he’s seen it happen with BTS (whose members J Hope, Suga and RM have all released solo records) as well as Cold Chisel. There was no awkwardness when he shared his new project with his bandmates, Irwin says, only excitement. Irwin found himself stuck at home in Los Angeles with his mate Matt Pauling, who is also a producer – so the pair got to work on the solo album Irwin’s been wanting to make since he was ten years old. Instead of a bid for the spotlight, ‘Superbloom’ is a reaction to these weird times we find ourselves in.Īt the start of the year, the coronavirus started to take hold of the world, putting a halt to the international promotion for 5SOS’ fourth album ‘Calm’. And though Spice Girls, Take That and One Direction have taught us that a band member going solo usually spells the end of things, 5SOS fans have nothing to fear. The record isn’t as stadium-ready as the pop-rock hits he serves up in his day job: it’s a giddy blend of dreamy guitars, escapist soundscapes and lyrical vulnerability. I would rather just be a positive guiding light to people.”īut if you’ve heard his first solo album ‘Superbloom’, out today, you might have known that already. “I don’t care if I’m a pop star, a rock star or whatever the fuck it is, if I can impact people with my lyrics and music, then job done. “Does it sound like I want to be a huge pop star?” asks Ashton Irwin, drummer of 5 Seconds of Summer, one of the most successful Australian bands of all time. ![]()
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