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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: Neil Young - Storytone
"Age shall not weary Neil Young, nor his power as a formidable storyteller."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ozzy Osbourne - Memoirs Of A Madman
"Miraculously, no cringing is necessary when daughter Kelly drops in for a sweet duet, Changes"
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Calvin Harris - Motion
"There’s a distinct lack of standouts."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Yusuf - Tell 'Em I've Gone
"The genre deviations are unexpected but make for an absorbing listen."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: We Two Thieves - At Midnight We Ride
What a lush, intimate piece of work this is.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Bon Scotts - Modern Capitalism Gets Things Done
Remarkable because these guys and gals have such a firm handle on creating a thoroughly entertaining, absorbing, purposeful album, yet adoration for them is still quite humble.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Whitlams, Edward Guglielmino
The Whitlams makes Brisbane feel like an old friend.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Missy Higgins - OZ
"Higgins has made these much-loved tracks sing with a bold, new voice."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Daniel Lee Kendall - Daniel Lee Kendall Is Dead
"Clearly a gifted gent with a quiet power"
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Sean Rowe - Madman
Where Rowe eases off with the scatty horns and sparse lines he intensifies that deep, resonant voice of his, making whatever he turns his hand to almost hypnotic.
Features / Music
United As One
It was a logistical challenge, but One Day managed to pull together a solid record
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Godsmack - 1000hp
“Turn that shit up louder”. And turn it up we can.