Dirty King Explained

Dirty King
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Cliks
Cover:	Dirty King.album.jpg
Released:	June 23, 2009
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	Warner Music Canada Tommy Boy Records United States^[1]
Producer:	Sylvia Massy
Prev Title:	Snakehouse
Prev Year:	2007

Dirty King is an album by the Canadian rock band The Cliks.^{[2] [1]} It was released on June 23, 2009, on Warner Music Canada and Tommy Boy Records.^[3]

Production

The album was produced by Sylvia Massy.

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." Blurt called the album "killer guitar riffs, throbbing drums, and punk coolness all anchored by singer Lucas Silviera’s wickedly primal vocals."^[4] 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."^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Cliks' Lucas Silveira Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape. June 10, 2009.
2. Web site: The Cliks Dirty King. exclaim.ca.
3. http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/The_Cliks_chase_rocknroll_dreams-6856.aspx "The Cliks chase rock'n'roll dreams"
4. Web site: Cliks - Dirty Kings. Stephen. Judge. Blurt Magazine.
5. Web site: Hot Sheet: Week of June 20. June 19, 2009. www.advocate.com.