Crashing Gates

Crashing Gates
EP by
Kevin Max
ReleasedDecember 9, 2008
Recorded2008
StudioX Marks the Spot, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length30:15
LabeldPulse
ProducerKevin Max, Jonathan Smith a.k.a. TheRealJonSmith
Kevin Max chronology
The Blood
(2007) 		Crashing Gates
(2008) 		Cotes d'Armor (True Rebels)
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christianity Today[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
The Phantom Tollbooth[5]
Soul-Audio[6]

Crashing Gates is an EP by Kevin Max, released on December 9, 2008 on iTunes Store. It is a continuation of The Imposter—"a more focused collection of songs about the Apocalypse."[7]

According to Max, Universal (dPulse's parent label) considered releasing a "full package with added songs" in 2009.[8] The "full package," Cotes d'Armor (True Rebels), was eventually released in 2010 and featured five new songs in addition to remixes of the seven on Crashing Gates.

Track listing

  1. "Traveler" – 4:35
  2. "Baby, I'm Your Man" – 3:39
  3. "The Saint of Lonely Hearts" – 2:07
  4. "Future Love Song" – 5:51
  5. "Out of the Wild" – 3:42
  6. "Crashing Gates and Passing Keepers" – 6:11
  7. "Your Beautiful Mind 2009" – 4:14

Personnel

  • Kevin Max – vocals, keyboards
  • Erick Cole – guitars
  • Cary Barlowe – guitars
  • Jonathan Smith (a.k.a. TheRealJonSmith) – acoustic piano, synthesizers, electric guitars, bass, drums, percussion, producer, recording, mixing
  • Abigail Johnson – backing vocals on "Baby, I'm Your Man"

source:[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mixing in the studio". November 15, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Christianity Today review
  3. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  4. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  5. ^ The Phantom Tollbooth review
  6. ^ "Soul-Audio review". Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  7. ^ "Kevin Max is 'Crashing Gates' Worldwide at iTunes December 9th". Jesus Freak Hideout. November 26, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  8. ^ Max, Kevin (December 11, 2008). "Crashing Gates charts #43 on Top 100 Alternative iTunes!". Retrieved December 11, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Soul-Audio » Album Reviews » Kevin Max". Soul-Audio. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2009.


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