Crashing Gates

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Crashing Gates
EP by
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[edit]

  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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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.