Australian starlet Miller Roberts returns today with a sublime new single that deserves your attention.
The story behind ‘Leonard Cohen’ is a compelling one. The artist accidentally came across an old note from her partner’s former lover, consequently stirring up emotions which served as the inspiration for the song. Explaining further, Roberts says:
“On a day where I was in Covid quarantine with nothing to do, I took it upon myself to clean my boyfriend’s apartment.
I started looking through records, and stumbled on a vinyl by one of my favourite artists, Leonard Cohen. The album was released posthumously, called ‘You Want it Darker’.
I opened up the record and out, fell a slip of paper with some handwritten words on it. I assumed it to be a lyric sheet, but I slowly realised that this was a poem written by a previous girlfriend and this record was actually a gift.
Finding this little piece of history within my little piece of the present was a rude awakening. My partner had had a life before me. He had loved another; held another; said goodbye to another.
Naturally, I felt jealous, wary even. But among a host of other feelings, I was really quite impressed. This poem, this remnant of the past, brought to light the baggage of a past love, and, frankly, I couldn’t have planned it better myself if I tried.
A beautiful poem, inside an iconic record. This girl is a genius.
And if we ever say goodbye, I’ll be sure to do something just as romantic; just as premeditated; just as brilliant.”
Miller currently commands more than 50k monthly Spotify listeners, while her music has amassed more than five million streams. In our view, she is one of Australia’s most promising talents!
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