Doughboy Hollow by Died Pretty

Doughboy Hollow, the fourth album from Sydney's Died Pretty, came out in 1991 with English producer Hugh Jones at the helm, and it's the moment their big, dramatic rock finally found a wider audience. Ron Peno sang, Brett Myers played lead guitar, and the lineup was filled out by Steve Clark on bass, John Hoey on keyboards and Chris Welsh on drums.

The band's roots, electric Dylan, the Velvet Underground and Television, are all over it, but Jones gives the songs room to soar: Myers' guitars ring and swell, Hoey's keys glow underneath, and Peno sings like a preacher in a thunderstorm. "D.C." is the standout, a slow-burning surge that became the album's calling card. It was their first record to make the Australian Top 20, peaking at number 19 in September 1991, and it picked up three ARIA nominations in 1992, including Album of the Year. In 2010 it was named in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.

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