The Moral High Ground

Written and recorded during the start of lockdown, ‘Take The Cash’ is an introspective and reflective memoire seen through the lens of bandleader/songwriter Danny Smart, as he navigates his new way of life after being forced out of his job as a sound engineer due to venue closures.

As Smartt explains, his circumstances led him not to be able to qualify for the government self-employment grant at the time; "I had to get a job at a supermarket [at the start of lockdown] to pay the bills and I found £20 on the shop floor. I kept it but I felt like a dick and it inspired me to write a silly song about it!”

Referring to a time during the pandemic when we couldn't get away from the words 'fake news' and we gathered secondhand information through our friend’s-housemate’s-brother’s-colleague’s-auntie, Smartt also adds “It's also about being frustrated with people who think they suddenly know everything. It’s okay to have no idea what’s going on!”


Marrying off-beat wonky riffs, guitar-based jazz and melancholic, anthemic indie-pop, The Moral High Ground’s early live shows have already left quite an impression. If there’s any band demanding a spot on your 2022 must-watch list, it’s The Moral High Ground.

London's four piece off-beat alternative quartet The Moral High Ground  have released their brand new single 'Take The Cash’ via on Friday 1st April Glasshouse Records, in the form of a music video, digital download and streaming.

‘Take The Cash’ is a wonky alt-rock anthem. 
An introspective and reflective memoire seen through the lens of bandleader/songwriter Danny Smartt, as he navigates his new way of life during lockdown. 

Forced out of his job as a sound engineer as the result of venue closures, Smartt explains that his circumstance led him not to be able to qualify for the government self-employment grant,"I got a job at a supermarket [at the start of lockdown] to pay the bills and I found £20 on the shop floor. I kept it but I felt like a dick.” 

'Take The Cash’ was written during a time when we couldn't get away from the words 'fake news' and we gathered secondhand information via our friend’s-housemate’s-brother’s-colleague’s-auntie. “It's also about being frustrated with people who think they suddenly know everything”, Smartt adds, "It’s okay to have no idea what’s going on.”

Held together through a muscular production and a thread of melancholy, as if you’ve taken both a sip of coffee and camomile tea, 'Take The Cash' sits next to a music video produced by Little Wind Productions. The music video depicts an intrusion unfolding during a support meeting of sorts, following people resorting to unhealthy solutions to their problems as the meeting descends into chaos and disarray.

'Take The Cash' is released via Glasshouse Record's Bandcamp and also features their February single 'Sad Buffoon'.