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The Black Angels Release New Single

• 29th Mar 2011

The Black Angels have released Haunting At 1300 McKinley as the latest single from third album, Phosphene Dream,

The video for Haunting at 1300 McKinley was shot in Paris, France, and was directed by Phillip Andelman, whose previous work includes videos by Rihanna (“What’s My Name”), Band of Horses (“Dilly”), The Jonas Brothers (“Lovebug”).

He did this video purely out of love for the band. The stark black and white clip is incredibly dark, mysterious and unsettling. It starts with our hero walking down the streets of Paris minding his business until his world starts to crumble around him. Out of nowhere, he gets hit in the face by an unseen object. And then it happens again – and again. He then gets pulled to the ground and he’s dragged down the street and over stone steps.

He becomes a bloody mess and he tries to run for safety, but there is no safe haven. Not even in his apartment, which is where the video ends. The air of helplessness in the video heightens the psychedelic wormhole of the song’s groove.