 In October 2005 Fanning issued his debut solo album , Tea & Sympathy , which reached No. 1 in Australia and No. 11 in New Zealand . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 , Fanning won in four categories including " Album of the Year " for Tea & Sympathy and " Best Video " for its lead single , " Wish You Well " . " Wish You Well " was ranked at No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 poll in 2005 . At the end of 2006 , Fanning toured in support of the album 's release in the United Kingdom and North America ; at its conclusion Powderfinger resumed from their hiatus . Fanning compared his solo work to Powderfinger recordings " when a problem came up in the studio , especially guitar @-@ wise , I 've always had Darren and Ian to call on . They could usually come up with something good . But I played all the guitar on it , and my abilities are fairly limited " and that " Powderfinger is my real job and I 'm looking forward to doing it again " . 
