The old smoothies got together again for the new " Run That By Me, " and while not as perfectly countrypolitan polished as " Rose, " this scruffier after-hours ( but still sober ) affair has an old-boys-ain't-lost-it flawlessness that's a joy.
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In his work he has tried to counter what he sees as a dismaying penchant among performers of the last 50 years for music-making that places an inordinate value on unity, flawlessness and the interpretive " straight line, " as he calls it, rather than on range, spontaneity and the " sheer variety which overpowers and delights us, and which I embrace ."
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Jonathan Andre, awarding the album four and a half stars for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, writes, " Kevin s songwriting and lyrical flawlessness creates a moment of realisation that out of something so left field ( leaving AA ) can bring about something so unique, powerful and hopefully life changing for many who listen ( Kevin s new album ) . " Rating the album four out of five stars for Louder Than the Music, Philip Aldis says he's, " glad Kevin Max took the time to capture what he heard, so we can listen in . " In a 3.0 out of five review at Christian Music Review, Lauren McLean describes, " It has beautiful reminders along with a few remixes to make the album a little bit more funky . " David Ownbey, rating the album three stars, writes, " Broken Temples is well crafted and can completely stand on its own . " Writing a review for Christian Review Magazine, Christian St . John rating the album four and a half stars states, " " Broken Temples " proves to be Kevin Max's biggest and boldest solo release to date ."
