Chris Cleverley

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“Rather Lovely Electro-Folk” Radcliffe & Maconie BBC 6 MUSIC
“The feel of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens” ★★★★ Scottish Daily Express
“Frighteningly brilliant works” The Daily Star (full review on page 2 here: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/music/gallery/ones-watch-2023-daily-star-28881327)

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/50mJsUQOZGkCoT5F8QtPQu


Here's the rather romantic description we've been sent:
“Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer. As his fledgling days unfurled, the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy.

Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped.

Fast-forward three decades; Four nationally acclaimed albums under his belt, and ringing endorsements from The Times, Telegraph and BBC6 Music. Cleverley’s boundary-shattering ‘Dream-Folk’ songwriting sits on the cutting edge of acoustic music, exploring challenging contemporary themes from displaced people to the fragile beauty of our natural world.

This winter, Cleverley tours his 5th release, ‘In the Shadow of John the Divine’; a Christmas record for the head-spinning modern age. A brand new selection of songs for the misfits, for those who have a complex relationship with the self, on their own journeys to find a place in the world. Songs to celebrate a curious, magical season, in all its joyful and sad contradictions.

Come bask in an exciting new body of work, showcasing the intricate fingerstyle and ambient sound design of this true guitar-man, inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens; a curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest.

With replenishing calm and warm humour, this unique one-man live show occupies the space between a concert performance and a yoga nidra meditation; Jarringly raw, hauntingly serene and effortlessly 21st Century.”



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