The first single, "Mountain Man", came out on U.S. modern rock radio stations in October and entered Billboard's Alternative Songs chart the following month.

[1] The band is known for using analog keyboards, such as the clavinet, with distortion effects and a whammy bar, in place of a typical lead guitar.

After high school, he briefly studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas before deciding to return to Boston and ultimately attend the Berklee College of Music, where younger brother Mike was already a student.

[8] The band has toured with such artists as Chris Cornell,[9]Anberlin, Stone Temple Pilots,[10]David Cook,[11] Jet, The Bravery,[12] Mason Jennings,[13] and Rooney.

[14] Crash Kings have since released a second album, titled Dark of the Daylight, raising funds for the project via the Kickstarter platform.