''Dirty King'' is an album by the

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rock band

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. It was released on June 23, 2009, on

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and

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."The Cliks chase rock'n'roll dreams"
. ''

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'', 4 June 2009.

Production

The album was produced by

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Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that the album "comes off a bit over polished but the quality of songs here surpasses any critique of overproduction." ''

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'' called the album "killer guitar riffs, throbbing drums, and punk coolness all anchored by singer Lucas Silviera’s wickedly primal vocals." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

All songs written by

Lucas Silveira Lucas Silveira is a Canadian vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He has composed and performed folk music and rock music, and formed and played in the band The Cliks. Silveira is credited as the first openly transgender ...

, 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

: vocals, guitar *Jen Benton: bass guitar *Morgan Doctor: drums, percussion

References

2009 albums The Cliks albums Albums produced by Sylvia Massy {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub