“Mountains Of Green” is a song about the relentless pursuit of the mighty dollar—and the supposed transformative benefits that come with it. “It’s written from the perspective of someone searching for a way out of the typical, monotonous life—someone who believes that stardom will be their salvation,” says Cut The Kids In Half frontman Jack Silver.
That someone may well have been Silver when he cofounded Cut The Kids In Half with his younger brother Charlie back in high school. Since then, the Boston-based alt-rock quintet has taken a “hurry up and wait” approach. They self-released their debut LP, What We Became, this past January, a mere three months after adding drummer Luke Tan, guitarist Kevin Mortenson and bassist/multi-instrumentalist Joey Sorkin. Over the ensuing 12 months, they’ve been patiently and persistently building their brand in the Northeast and beyond.
For their latest single, Cut The Kids In Half headed back to its home state of New Jersey, reuniting with What We Became producer Ray Ketchem (Guided By Voices. Alex Chilton) at Magic Door Recording in Montclair. While the band claims influences as diverse as Leonard Cohen and LCD Soundsystem (and took its name from a lyric to Radiohead’s “Morning Bell”), “Mountain Of Green” has a pronounced alt-country feel.
“It’s the first song we made as a fully realized band,” says Silver. “The final version was shaped over dozens of practices and live performances.”
We’re proud to premiere Cut The Kids In Half’s “Mountains Of Green.”
—Hobart Rowland
