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5 Seconds of Summer bassist Calum Hood steps into the spotlight alone on his solo debut “Don’t Forget You Love Me,” an enthralling introduction that finds him walking a tightrope between self-reflective (and at times self-destructive) despair and relieving reconciliation. The record will appear on his debut album Order Chaos Order, out June 13, which emerged from a kindred dichotomy.

“This album was made in a tumble dryer of knowing and not knowing. I started out with a vision — order — but quickly became overwhelmed by the process — chaos. Eventually, I learned to embrace both,...

Michael Clifford stopped by the SiriusXM studios in New York City to speak with SiriusXM Hits 1 host Mikey Piff about his debut solo single, “Cool,” which officially dropped last week.

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During his “Hits 1 on 1” conversation, Michael discussed the different solo music journeys of his 5 Seconds of Summer bandmates, finding the right time to release “Cool,” and how fatherhood inspired the sound of his forthcoming album, “Sidequest.”

“[Becoming a dad] was the biggest thing that’s ever happened to me in my whole life, and I sort of just wanted to really hone in on exactly the way that I saw myself now,” he said. “It took a long time … but I’m a chronic overthinker, and I sort of push everything as far as I can to the end … I wanted it to just feel like a fun celebration of...