Mark Lind & The Unloved

No gimmick. No image. No Bullshit. The Truth Can Be Brutal. Whittled down from fifty songs, singer-songwriter Mark Lind's third CD, The Truth Can Be Brutal, available June 24 on Sailor's Grave, walks the line between the raw emotion of punk rock and classic rock's pop sensibility in a way very few have since Paul Westerberg left the Replacements. The Truth Can Be Brutal "...has moments of being intensely personal and other moments of addressing matters in the world in the way that "The War Back Home" (Ducky Boys) did; but never in a "political" way.... more like, a human way." The music "...is less aggressive and focuses more on the songs than a 'style' says Lind. "It is the first record that I've done where I feel like I could hand it to anyone I know and they could potentially like it... my father could listen to it just as easily as my younger brother could. And maybe your father or your younger brother"

Accompanied by the newly solidified lineup of his band the Unloved with long time friend and bandmate Jay Messina (Ducky Boys, Dirty Water) on drums, Jeff Morris (the Bruisers, Death and Taxes) on guitar and Mike Savitkas (Death and Taxes) on bass the music for The Truth Can Be Brutal was set to be expanded on from the melodies roughed out on Mark's 12 string guitar. The end result is a rock n' roll album that would do Tom Petty, John Fogerty, Joe Strummer and Bruce Springsteen proud.

We got together and jammed the songs out from what they were on my home demos. They all added many things that were above and beyond my expectations.

The album's download track "Familiar Face" showcases Lind's ability to write "pop" music and highlighted with the harmonizing vocals of Marc Cannata of Far From Finished. A recently completed video for "New Years Day" is available for viewing on now. "I consider this CD to be the best I've ever done from top to bottom. It fills the void that has been left for me in music for so many years. I'm really tired of buying records and only finding three or four decent songs. I'm confident to say that all eleven of these songs can stand on their own two feet in a way that most music listeners have completely forgotten about".

Mark Lind maintains an eccentricity about touring, "I reject the standards and expectations of the music biz in 2008. I'm very much against the record-tour-tour-tour-tour-write-tour-record-tour cycle. I think it compromises the quality of the music. If I go on the road then it will be because I want to and not because I'm expected to." For fans in remote places, The Truth Can Be Brutal, but the music will always be honest.

The Ducky Boys, Sinners and Saints, Dirty Water, all share a place in the hearts of punk fans everywhere; all share the pen, musicianship and voice of Mark Lind. After 10 years of playing in bands and having toured the country, Mark embarked on a solo career in 2006, releasing Death or Jail on Sailor's Grave and self-releasing 2007's Compulsive Fuck Up EP. Mark seamlessly made the transition from punk rock front man to singer-songwriter. "...it's been a long time coming. When I came off the road with Ducky Boys in 1999 I started listening to more classic and respected music to expand my scope. How good can a band be when the best band you're knocking off is barely filling a club let alone making classic music? So that eventually trickled down I suppose."

With the unmistakable gravelly Lind voice his solo music contained an ethos not unlike much of his previous material that has endeared him to many. The pains of love, life, and loss; memories of time past; and a love for his hometown on the banks of that dirty river are the cohesive threads that weave the fabric of his solo music.

For Fans Of: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PAUL WESTERBERG, JOE STRUMMER