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Still Life (Radio Edit)

Nausea (Radio Edit)

In the Shadow of John the Divine

The Ringing Of Bells

Snowfall, My Evergreen

Gods Of All Things

Lord of Chaos

‘Frost Giant’ invokes the imagery of the Jötunn; ancient giants of the Norwegian Arctic tundra, embodying the primal forces of nature and chaos, frozen for millennia under sheets of ice. Here they pose as a chilling analogy for the distance that can exist between us in the fragmented 21st Century emotional landscape:


“We are living through the great age of cosmic loneliness; a profound dichotomy has beset us; 24 hour media, constant, instant connection at our fingertips. We are surrounded by others but so often we feel a million miles apart. Towering sheets of translucent, glacial ice separate us from one another. It’s the golden age of individualism, of hyper-focussed, personalised algorithms. Our sense of unity and togetherness dissipates meanwhile. Frost Giant is a cry out to rediscover our sense of connection, with others, with nature, with the world around. It’s never too late”

Frost Giant

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 modern folk, exploring challenging contemporary themes from displaced people to the fragile beauty of our natural world.

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 the 90s Pacific Northwest. 

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

"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 ('50 artists to watch in 2023')
"One of the best albums of 2022 - 9/10" Americana UK

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