Dirty King
| Dirty King | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 23, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Warner Music Canada Tommy Boy Records United States[1] | |||
| Producer | Sylvia Massy | |||
| The Cliks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Dallas Voice | B+[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
[edit]The album was produced by Sylvia Massy.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]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
[edit]All songs written by Lucas Silveira, except for where noted.
- "Haunted" - 4:35
- "Dirty King" - 3:43
- "Not Your Boy" - 4:38
- "Red and Blue" - 4:10
- "Henry" (Silveira, Jen Benton, Morgan Doctor) - 3:55
- "Emily" - 2:59
- "Career Suicide" (Silveira, Benton, Doctor) - 3:19
- "Love Gun" - 4:05
- "We Are the Wolverines" - 4:07
- "Falling Overboard" - 4:08
- "Animal Farm" - 5:28
Personnel
[edit]- Lucas Silveira: vocals, guitar
- Jen Benton: bass guitar
- Morgan Doctor: drums, percussion
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Cliks' Lucas Silveira Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape". June 10, 2009.
- ^ Thurston, Jason. "Review: Dirty King". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Clik-ed and loaded". July 1, 2009.
- ^ "The Cliks Dirty King". exclaim.ca.
- ^ a b "The Cliks chase rock'n'roll dreams" Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, 4 June 2009.
- ^ Judge, Stephen. "Cliks - Dirty Kings". Blurt Magazine.
- ^ "Hot Sheet: Week of June 20". www.advocate.com. June 19, 2009.
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