ROHAN Confronts Heartbreak With Tender Defiance On “Killing Her Softly With My Song”
- Charles Luberisse
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Melbourne/San Francisco alt-pop artist and producer ROHAN channels the sting of a breakup into bittersweet beauty on Killing Her Softly With My Song. The acoustic-driven ballad flips the perspective of Roberta Flack’s classic, known to ROHAN through Lauryn Hill and The Fugees. Turning vulnerability into confrontation, the track blends folk and Americana textures with modern alt-pop sensibility. ROHAN explains:
It represents the other side of Lauryn Hill’s perspective. Instead of being the one undone by someone else’s song, I’m the one strumming her pain with my song, telling her whole life with my words, and killing her softly with the truth she doesn’t want to hear. The song embodies the contradiction of using tenderness to deliver judgement.
With pedal steel, tambourine, violins, and layered harmonies, the track is as sweetly melodic as it is bluntly confrontational. Directed by Mark Kohr, the accompanying video pieces together lost family footage from Australia and the U.S., evoking nostalgia, melancholy, and gratitude. Watch a breakup letter disguised as a lullaby and stream "Killing Her Softly With My Song.” Experience ROHAN’s blend of honesty, nostalgia, and bold storytelling by following him on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp.