With his new single A Different Kind Of Year, Marks is joining together diverse audiences from tours with Five Finger Death Punch, ZZ Top, Halestorm, Travis Tritt, Toby Keith and Brantley Gilbert. Over the last two years, his breakthrough country-rock fusion has paved the way for the success of Morgen Wallen, Zach Bryan, Hardy, Bailey Zimmerman and among others. Who I Am Marks debut album August 2020 has accumulated over 260 million global streams with hit single Outlaws and Outsiders reaching top 10 at US rock radio and number 3 in Germany. The song is also certified platinum in Canada and Gold in the US.
I’ve never been about division,” he says. I’ve always wanted to be part of something, but I pave my own lane, do what I want to do, try to bring people together.
This is a song written during the pandemic where I think we all realized we shouldn’t take these good times, family and friends for granted and this song is about bringing everybody together and feeling good again because during those times we were all ready for a different kind of year, so cheers. Here’s to you and here’s to me.