Noah x INXS

Words by Brendon Babenzien

I was probably around 11 when I first heard INXS. The year would have been 1982. My brother had some friends who, in my eyes, were the coolest people I had ever met. They had a halfpipe and a launch ramp that I was occasionally allowed to skate. INXS was the soundtrack to those sessions.

This collaboration has been 43 years in the making. In some ways it might be the most important one I'll ever do. INXS was my first favorite band. I had always been interested in music and had experienced plenty of incredible music at quite a young age, but INXS was the first band I felt a total connection with. Others would follow, but that first band you truly love stays with you.