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Dirty King
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
GenreAlternative rock
LabelWarner Music Canada
Tommy Boy Records United States[1]
ProducerSylvia Massy
The Cliks chronology
Snakehouse
(2007)
Dirty King
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Dallas VoiceB+[3]

Dirty King is an album by the Canadian rock band The Cliks.[4][1] It was released on June 23, 2009, on Warner Music Canada and Tommy Boy Records.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Sylvia Massy.[5]

Critical reception

The Dallas Voice wrote that the album "comes off a bit over polished but the quality of songs here surpasses any critique of overproduction."[3] Blurt called the album "killer guitar riffs, throbbing drums, and punk coolness all anchored by singer Lucas Silviera’s wickedly primal vocals."[6] The Advocate wrote that the album "switches from snarling swagger and foot-stomping rock to beautifully harmonized ballads seamlessly, refusing to be typecast as one genre or another."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Lucas Silveira, except for where noted.

  1. "Haunted" - 4:35
  2. "Dirty King" - 3:43
  3. "Not Your Boy" - 4:38
  4. "Red and Blue" - 4:10
  5. "Henry" (Silveira, Jen Benton, Morgan Doctor) - 3:55
  6. "Emily" - 2:59
  7. "Career Suicide" (Silveira, Benton, Doctor) - 3:19
  8. "Love Gun" - 4:05
  9. "We Are the Wolverines" - 4:07
  10. "Falling Overboard" - 4:08
  11. "Animal Farm" - 5:28

Personnel

  • Lucas Silveira: vocals, guitar
  • Jen Benton: bass guitar
  • Morgan Doctor: drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ a b "The Cliks' Lucas Silveira Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape". June 10, 2009.
  2. ^ Thurston, Jason. "Review: Dirty King". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Clik-ed and loaded". July 1, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Cliks Dirty King". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ a b "The Cliks chase rock'n'roll dreams" Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ Judge, Stephen. "Cliks - Dirty Kings". Blurt Magazine.
  7. ^ "Hot Sheet: Week of June 20". www.advocate.com. June 19, 2009.