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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.

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Mark Knopfler -- Tracker
"It doesn’t quite live up to 2012’s darkly rollicking Racketeering but it’s an enjoyable journey nonetheless."
Features / Music
His Shows Are More Than Just A Crap PowerPoint Presentation
"I tell the story of John Evans in between slides."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Comfort - Ghosts
"Ghosts has a good handful of tracks that traverse fast and furious and sparse and reflective."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Soundwave Festival, Day Two
Le Butcherettes, Ministry and Lamb Of God brought the intensity to Brisbane Soundwave, Day Two.
Features / Music
'There’s A Lot Of Shit People Out There'
"And I’m one of them."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The April Maze - Sleeping Storm
"Exciting storytelling and confident musical exploration."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Carl Barat & The Jackals - Let It Reign
"What lifts 'Let It Reign' is Barat’s choice to mix his ballsy slur with wartime themes."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Wild Comforts - Silver City Sorrows
"It’s a multifaceted listen mixing light and shade with croon and caterwaul."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Above & Beyond - We Are All We Need
"Well crafted but with a large amount of space for their guests to shine at their natural best."
Features / Music
'Australian Crowds Are Fucking Amazing'
Why thank you, The Kooks.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Petite Noir - The King Of Anxiety
"The haunting 'Till We Ghosts', with Yasiin Bey in tow, takes the less-is-more approach."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Storm The Sky - Permanence
"A clean, sonically complex, melodically satisfying and solid hardcore release."