Written in six days in the Czech capital and released on the artist’s birthday, Velvet turns monuments, Kafka, and a borrowed INXS line into a private love song with a public memory.
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Written in six days in the Czech capital and released on the artist’s birthday, Velvet turns monuments, Kafka, and a borrowed INXS line into a private love song with a public memory.
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