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Exclusive Download: The Black Angels' Psychedelic 'At Night'

Listen to a bonus track from the group's EP

October 17, 2011 4:45 PM ET
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Click to listen to The Black Angels' 'At Night'

Austin-based The Black Angels are hitting the road in support of their latest release, Phosgene Nightmare. Singer Alex Maas explains that the hazy and psychedelic bonus track "At Night" is "for the people who allow the absence of light to rock their subconscious minds like a war. They are stones strolling down streets not needing eyes but always finding their way to love." Maas tells Rolling Stone the track was made for "people who stay up till 7 a.m. finding religion in spinning rare records while the daytime folks get ready to do their part." Phosgene Nightmare is available now, but you can download "At Night" for free here.

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