With heavy-rock riffs and Lucas Silveira’s cocksure vocals, The
Cliks are a good kind of dirty. The title track opens with a surf-style
riff and climbing bass notes. Relationships are tough, especially on
the road —“Not Your Boy” alludes to a flailing love affair. “Henry,”
“We Are Wolverines” and “Career Suicide” kick up the rock ‘n’ roll
flair. “Love Gun” is loaded with drum rolls, reverie and regret. A nod
to Orwell, “Animal Farm,” is an hypnotizing closer that leads off
perfectly for the haunting bonus, “Everything We Are.”
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This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2009.