Clever Hopes

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 […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Clever Hopes “New Kind of Familiar”

Clever Hopes “Artefact”

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

Video Premiere: Clever Hopes “Made You Mad”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”