Amid the Crash is an alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, that spends a lot of their time playing local shows in all the nearby towns. The band is fronted by J.R. Taylor, who, for local fans, may recognize his name as the worship leader at Austin Christian Fellowship and one of the founding members of contemporary indie band TaylorWise. Citing influences ranging from Fear Factory to Sunny Day Real Estate, Amid the Crash compiled six of their songs and went into the recording studio in 2008. What came out was an EP of the same name. With the Fear Factory influences being extremely minute, the band crafted an EP that serves as a good starting point for their musical careers.