Crashing Gates

Crashing Gates
Crashing Gates
EP by Kevin Max
Released December 9, 2008
Recorded 2008 at X Marks the Spot, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 30:15
Label dPulse Recordings
Producer Kevin Max
Jonathan Smith
Kevin Max chronology
The Blood
(2007)
Crashing Gates
(2008)
Cotes d' Armor (true rebels) (dPulse, 2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Christianity Today 4/5 stars[2]
Cross Rhythms 9/10 stars[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout 2.5/5 stars[4]
The Phantom Tollbooth 4/5 stars[5]
Soul-Audio 8.5/10 stars[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]

Crashing Gates debuted at #43 on the iTunes Top 100 Alternative Albums chart.[8][9] According to Max, Universal (dPulse's parent label) is considering releasing a "full package with added songs" in 2009.[8] The "full package," Cotes d'Armor, was eventually released in 2010 and featured five new songs in addition to 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[10]

  • Kevin Max – vocals, keyboard
  • Erick Cole – guitar
  • Carey Barlow – guitar
  • Jonathan Smith – bass, drums
  • Abigail Johnson – background vocals on "Baby, I'm Your Man"

References