Casual fans who haven’t followed Daniel Johns since the mid-’90s — when his Australian rock trio, Silverchair, rode the grunge wave to the top of the alt-rock charts with “Tomorrow”...

Fairweather fans that haven’t followed Silverchair’s Daniel Johns since the Australian band’s mid-‘90s heyday will likely be shocked to hear the now 36-year-old singer’s phenomenal debut solo album (and first...