Ben Cooley Hall: Home
This is the solo project of Ben Cooley Hall, former frontman of the turn-of-the-millennium Boston trio The Mary Reillys. Hall’s solo material still bears the watermark of the Reillys’ trademark hooky, melodic indie pop and searching ballads, but with greater artistic maturity; elements of Americana and folk are now woven more clearly into the pop fabric. “My songs tend to be about the often invisible core of everyday life,” says Hall, “the place where chronic patterns collide to catalyze insight and, perhaps, growth.” Performing live, the stripped-down nature of Hall’s solo act makes for a more immediate, intimate experience, yet still provides a sound and a presence big enough to fill the room, whatever room it might be.