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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: Noire - Some Kind Of Blue
"It's hard not to feel trapped by the web of intricate, dim and moody atmospherics that Noire weave in their debut."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Placebo, Deaf Havana
"Molko's massive voice lets rip with 'Pure Morning', but the mix swallows it a bit during low-key moments."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Belligerents - Science Fiction
"'Science Fiction' is a pretty chaotic ride, even for these guys, but those sunny yet spacey sounds are quintessentially Belligerents."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Lavidius - Helisma
"Opener 'Cold And Alone' doesn't muck around, launching straight into those ferocious vocals and some epic shreds."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Mutemath - Play Dead
"Play Dead" sounds a bit monotone compared to their previous efforts
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Luke Million - Come Together
"Million's knack for wrangling a swag of vintage synths into his glossy electro funk is what enraptures yet again."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Sarah McLeod - Rocky's Diner
"It's nice to hear McLeod allow some vulnerability to soften her normally heady vocals."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Rat Boy - Scum
"...as it's padded out with jarring, quirky audio bites it's still incredibly digestible."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Steoples - Six Rocks
"Their unification sees the duo peel off into a whole new realm of smooth, soulful, beat-driven electro pop."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Wage War - Deadweight
"... Dizzying guitar lines and a sinister buzz."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Cherry Dolls - Viva Los Dolls
"Their debut 'Viva Los Dolls' is absolutely riddled with driving guitar lines, attitude and plenty of pants-first swagger."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Alice Cooper - Paranormal
"... There's a treasure trove of blues rock to be lapped up here."