Rohan Solomon’s ‘We Demand Change’ track is a paean to hope

In shifting his energies from Live stage to studio recording due to the pandemic, the lead singer of Cyanide shows he has a lot going for him

Singer, songwriter, producer and audio engineer Rohan Solomon is back making waves with his latest single ‘We Demand Change’, released on June 15, 2021. The lead vocalist of the erstwhile alt-rock band Cyanide, who was once “shy to sing because he thought he didn’t have a good voice”, is today a musician to reckon with. He was part of the group ‘By Chance’ when he lived in New York and upped his production skills while working at the biggest studios there. If in 2019, while in Delhi, he had composed a trilogy — ‘Blue Sky’, ‘Hard to Breathe’ and ‘Time’ — in 2020 the pandemic triggered intense and reflective numbers such as ‘Keep Holding On’ ‘Victoria Secret’ and ‘Without a Trace’. This year’s first release ‘We Demand Change’ is a compelling track that stirs emotions of “outrage, despair and hope”. Connecting with us through an email, Rohan shares high points of his journey, his inspiration, collaborations and why Cyanide was disbanded. Edited excerpts: