“Rather Lovely Electro-Folk” – Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie – BBC 6 Music
“The feel of Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens” – Scottish Daily Express ★★★★
“Haunting” – The Sunday Times
Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer.
Cleverley’s boundary-shattering ‘Dream-Folk’ songwriting sits on the cutting edge of modern folk. A true guitar-man, his elaborate alternate tunings, percussive rhythms and ambient sound design flow beneath a visceral lyrical style 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 90s Pacific Northwest.
FATEA Male Artist Of The Year 2019 & 2022
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I’m happy to share the official music video for my latest single ‘The Centre Cannot Hold (Live)’. It was filmed by Abbie Barton, as a live performance at Josh Clark’s ‘Get Real Audio’ studios in Wiltshire. Hit the link on the image below to head on over to my YouTube page and give it a […]
The Centre Cannot Hold (Live at Get Real Audio) Friends, I’m very happy to share with you my latest single, which landed on streaming and digital download platforms today. It’s a live re-imagining of a track from my 2022 album ‘Broadcast The Secret Verse’, giving a window into the ambient, ethereal solo live sound I’m […]
Hitting the road this Spring with 14 dates across UK & Denmark. Head on over to for my LIVE PAGE for advance price tickets.
I’m very pleased to announce three shows for March 2024 with the tremendous songwriters Amit Dattani & Gudmund Auring. It’s my first ever trip to the glorious country of #Denmark and I’m so pleased to spend it in performance and conversation with these two artists, as we share our songs in-the-round over three evenings. 08.03 […]
Starting this January I am happy to announce the transformation of my mailing list into a new monthly artistic exploration sent out as a digital magazine direct to your inbox. Each month it will be centred around a theme, with the first edition being ‘The Hinge/The Veil’. The edition features unreleased videos/recordings, essays, mixtapes, guest […]
Fresh from a summer of great festivals I’m looking forward to taking my music back out there this Autumn and some beautifully serene and intimate venues. Please help share and spread the word if you can! Tickets for all events available at HERE
Following on from last November’s album release tour I’m pleased to say I’ll be taking the new songs back out on the road this Spring for a 6 date mini tour. It would be fantastic to see you there. Tickets available HERE
I’m very proud to be awarded FATEA Magazine’s ‘Male Artist of the Year’ award for 2023. This is the second time they have given me this great award. Thank you to everyone who has supported my music in recent times and helped to get the word out there.
It’s finally here my friends! Today I release my 4th album ‘Broadcast The Secret Verse’. It’s my most personal, most adventurous and most experimental release to date. 🎧It’s for sale on CD, Digital & Vinyl on Bandcamp, released exclusively for Bandcamp Friday today. It can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TIDAL […]
Hey everyone. I’m happy to share the Official Music Video for my latest single ‘Nausea’. It was created by the superb visual artist Martin D Hyde. The song is about the emotional claustrophobia that many of us experience from the sheer act of existing in this head spinning 21st Century world we have made. Some […]
