Album Review: Dollar Bar -- Hot Ones

Brisbane-bred indie scions Dollar Bar – Australia’s long-running answer to Guided By Voices – now have three Bob Pollards in their ranks, with Patrick McCabe (bass) and Chris Yates (guitar) now sharing equal footing in the songwriting/delivery stakes with frontman Dale Peachey, with resoundingly stellar results.

Tracks like I’m In Love With Being In Love, Australia Hates Me, Wayne & Shuster, Backburner, Drawbacks and Legside are all rife with earworm melodies and slow-blossoming pop hooks and none outstay their welcome, making Hot Ones their most imperative offering since 2004’s killer eponymous debut.