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Carley Hall, Journalist

Carley Hall

Carley Hall is a Gold Coast-based writer who loves spinning a good yarn. She’s worked in print news rooms for more than a decade and now juggles young family life with a busy career in research communication, promoting all types of science from the dire and necessary to the weird and wonderful.

When she’s not doing all of the above, she’s dancing around her living room trying to brainwash her kids into liking her taste in music or getting out to see some gigs. Carley likes the heavy stuff most, but if it’s got hooky melodies, clever lyrics or off-kilter beats nothing is off limits.

Features / Music
On Missing His Bandmates, Mario Kart And A Venue Painted In Rasta Colours
"I'll probably play a lot of Mario Kart and smoke a lot of weed I reckon."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Greenthief - Tremors
"You can't help but wonder what might have happened if they'd pushed the envelope a little more."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Tanzer - Four Love Songs By Tanzer
"There is no denying the singer's technicality and deft hand."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Mossy - Mossy
"Jamie Timony aka Mossy has harnessed his creative energy into quite a dazzling debut EP."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
"There is still the odd track that fails to pull the right punches."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Winterbourne - Pendulum
"Those Franz Ferdinand feels thanks to twangy guitar builds and a snappy offbeat just make one smile."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Band Of Skulls - By Default
"...another swag of blues-ridden rock ditties."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Fear Like Us - Succour
"The rough-around-the-edges tone starts to grate a tad."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Vera Blue - Fingertips
"The youngster explores the inherent folk lilt in her voice in singles 'Hold' and 'Settle', then dips it in thick electro sounds in 'Fingertips'."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: ShockOne - In This Light
"It's razor sharp, chaotic, fun, and instantly sets the vibe."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Vance Joy, Holy Holy, Ainslie Wills
"As an effervescent fizz of fireworks rains down, a few thousand people roar their appreciation at one of the nation’s new favourite sons."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Northlane & In Hearts Wake - Equinox
"It's a celebration of what the Byron Bay and Sydney misfits do best — furious chugs, complex, melodic hooks and anthemic vocals."