EP 2
A black-and-white photo of a person's head, obscured in darkness, stood between two panels of striped material, with the band's logo in light blue over top of the person's face.
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Length18:45
LabelSelf-released
ProducerShaun Lopez, Crosses
Crosses chronology
EP 1
(2011)
EP 2
(2012)
Crosses
(2014)
EP 2 ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute60%[1]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[2]

EP 2 (stylized as EP ††) is the second EP by the American musical group Crosses. The EP was self-released on January 24, 2012. The deluxe download version available from the Crosses website included high-resolution front and back artwork, digital booklet, demo "seeds", as well as an exclusive 10-minute video documenting the recording process of the first two EPs and short clips of then-unreleased songs, in addition to the high-quality digital download of the standard digital download version.[3]

EP 2 ranked at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

  1. "Frontiers" – 4:01
  2. "Prurient" – 4:06
  3. "Telepathy" – 3:35
  4. "Trophy" – 3:52
  5. "1987" – 3:11

Note: Like the previous EP, all songs (with the exception of 1987) contain a † in place of the letter 't' in their titles.

Personnel

EP 2 personnel adapted from digital booklet.[4]

Crosses

Additional musicians

  • Stephan Boettcher – mandolin assistance
  • Molly Carson – phone call on "Frontiers"
  • Chris Robyn (Far) – live drums

Production

  • Eric Broyhill – mastering
  • Crosses – production
  • Brendan Dekora – engineering assistance
  • Shaun Lopez – production, engineering, mixing
  • Eric Stenman – mix engineering

Artwork

  • Brooke Nipar – photography on front and back covers

References

  1. Zercoe, Cole (April 12, 2012). "Album Review: Crosses – EP † / EP ††". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. Rowan5215 (January 26, 2012). "Crosses - EP II". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 12, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Crosses Official Page for EP 2". Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  4. Crosses (2012). EP 2 (digital booklet).
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