Few artists like Mohawk Castle dare to channel theirs in such cases; he released a new single, "I Killed The Velvet Underground," a title that immediately raises eyebrows, needles assumptions, and demands attention. But this is a confessional, raw, unfiltered work of who-the-hell-cares art that marks Mohawk Castle as a go-for-broke artist.
"I Killed The Velvet Underground" isn't a simple love letter to the famous band. The track evokes the emotional tumult of its maker, layering aching lyrics with evocative melodies and making it seem as if every note is a raw nerve exposed.
Mohawk Castle doesn't just pay homage to his inspirations; he reconstructs them, reinvents them, and, in some ways, metaphorically lays them to rest to make room for himself. A homage that pushes past the past with a ferocity that's as haunting as sublime. "I Killed The Velvet Underground" is the perfect paean to Mohawk Castle's knack for transmuting destruction into poetry and inspiration into something uniquely his.
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