Crashing Gates Explained

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."^[2]

According to Max, Universal (dPulse's parent label) considered releasing a "full package with added songs" in 2009.^[3] 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:^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mixing in the studio . February 2, 2009 . November 15, 2008 .
2. Web site: Kevin Max is ‘Crashing Gates’ Worldwide at iTunes December 9th . December 9, 2008 . Jesus Freak Hideout . November 26, 2008 .
3. Web site: Crashing Gates charts #43 on Top 100 Alternative iTunes! . December 11, 2008 . Max . Kevin . December 11, 2008 .
4. Web site: Soul-Audio » Album Reviews » Kevin Max . April 10, 2009 . Soul-Audio . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425082005/http://soul-audio.com/album-reviews/12-08-2008/kevin-max/ . April 25, 2010 . dead .