in which designer babies are bad

so, in anticipation for searchlight's new release in january, only son has released another video - this time for the song, it's a boy. directed by peter sand and starring only son's jack dishel and boardwalk empire's aleksa palladino, it's a dark story which pokes fun at and questions society's obsession with designer babies and raising the perfect child. tinged with tom petty influences and beats which mask the severity of the lyrics, it's a thought-provoking song, not to mention a disturbing but excellent video.




jack told the huffington post, in response to the video: "I've always been interested in the way that technology and human beings relate to one another. It seems that those roads are definitely converging and its only a matter of time before it makes its way into our bodies permanently. I tried to imagine what life would or could be like if people were able to design their children piece by piece, adding or deleting attributes as they pleased. Since the world is so divided economically I thought that would definitely play a role in what happened--sort of like a DNA arms race. The abuse of power could actually make its way into us. This is gonna be the party jam of the winter!!! And for the record, I've never seen Gattaca but now I want to..."

go HERE to read my interview with jack dishel. learn more about only son HERE.