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, walks the line between the raw emotion of punk rock and the classic rock's pop sensibility in a way very few have since Paul Westerberg left the REPLACEMENTS.

Accompanied by the newly solidified lineup of his band THE UNLOVED with longtime friend and band-mate Jay Messina (DUCKY BOYS) on drums, Jeff Morris (THE BRUISERS, DEATH AND TAXES) on guitar and Mike Savitkas (DEATH AND TAES) 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.