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Clever Hopes “New Kind of Familiar”

May 21, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

Songs of transition, optimism and a new beginning. Clever Hopes is the moniker used by Andrew Shaver. He is a multi-talented theatrical director, actor, and musician. It is the second time he has used this name, […]

Clever Hopes “Artefact”

January 18, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

A good debut but an unbalanced duo. This is a confident and well-produced debut album from new Canadian duo Clever Hopes, Andrew Shaver and Eva Foote. It’s an album of ten, well-written tracks from Shaver (closing […]

Clever Hopes “Shadow Waltz” – you’re here, but you’re already gone

November 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The sounds of the regretful reflections that something has finished, and perhaps finished sooner than one half of the participants would have had it happen. It’s a thing for two to agree on, and if one […]

Video Premiere: Clever Hopes “Made You Mad”

September 30, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

The debut single from Clever Hopes is a delightful burst of upbeat folk-rock, featuring driving acoustic guitar and a rhythmic harmonica solo from Matthew Barber. Andrew Shaver’s voice is beautifully warm and worn smooth as he takes […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

Charles Wesley Godwin to release new collaborative album in July

Charles Wesley Godwin has announced his new album, Christian Name, which is out on 24th July 2026, via Big Loud Records. In 2024, Godwin and his wife, Samantha, suffered an awful tragedy when their third child, […]

Artwork for Midwestern Mrs album "I'm still Here"

Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]

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