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
Producer	Kevin Max, Jonathan Smith a.k.a. TheRealJonSmith
Kevin Max chronology
The Blood (2007) Crashing Gates (2008) Cotes d' Armor (true rebels) (dPulse, 2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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, 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, keyboard
• Erick Cole – guitar
• Carey Barlow – guitar
• Jonathan Smith a.k.a. TheRealJonSmith – bass, drums, engineering
• Abigail Johnson – background vocals on "Baby, I'm Your Man"

source:^[9]

References

1. "Mixing in the studio". 15 November 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
2. Christianity Today review
3. Cross Rhythms review
4. Jesus Freak Hideout review
5. The Phantom Tollbooth review
6. Soul-Audio review
7. "Kevin Max is ‘Crashing Gates’ Worldwide at iTunes December 9th". Jesus Freak Hideout. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
8. Max, Kevin (11 December 2008). "Crashing Gates charts #43 on Top 100 Alternative iTunes!". Retrieved 11 December 2008.
9. "Soul-Audio » Album Reviews » Kevin Max". Soul-Audio. Retrieved 2009-04-10.