Stream: Model Child, ‘Pilot’

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Model Child (Photo by Yana Yatsuk)

Danny Parker segued from the world of pop songwriting to ’90s-styled radio rock for his first album as Model Child, last year’s gem “Dropout.” Now, his restless spirit is again fueling his changeling ways.

Teaming up with producer Rusty Santos (Panda Bear, Animal Collective, DJ Rashad), Model Child on May 7 will release a quick volley of electro-punk in the form of the four-song, 11-minute EP, “Unscrewed.”

The 2-minute opener “Pilot,” the follow-up to the March one-off single “Icicles,” is a thrill ride of stinging guitars and relentless electronic beats. It’s a violent takedown of the violence of war.

“The voice in ‘Pilot’ comes from a bloodthirsty warmonger directing a fighter pilot on their mission to drop bombs,” Parker says. “The music is hopped up on amphetamines with synths and hyperactive guitars darting and swooping in and out of the track. A mixture of electronic and organic drums blast the song forward.

“In the chorus I shout, ‘Blood is raining gold across the room / Million dollar chains tied to your tomb.’ During war, the deaths of innocent people often puts money into the pockets of the powerful. I struggle with this sad reality. I can’t wait for the day I get to go back on stage and scream this song with the crowd in solidarity, mourning the victims of so many unjust wars.”

||| Stream: “Pilot”

||| Also: Stream “Icicles”

||| Previously: “Drain Me,” “Cuckoo,” “Strawberry Bowl”