Clever Hopes is the indie folk songwriting project of Canadian artist Andrew Shaver, whose live shows seamlessly blend intimate storytelling, compelling musicianship, and theatrical performance. The lead single, Holding On, from the forthcoming album, Even Gooder Than Tomorrow, hit #1 on the CBC Music Top 20 across Canada in December 2025. Singles If It’s On & Keep On Going can be heard in rotation on SiriusXM North Americana.

“Masterful songs of grief and wonder on an exceptional album of nuanced folk rock. 9/10” Americana UK – Even Gooder Than Tomorrow

Clever Hopes debuted with Artefact (January 2022). The album was named one of the Top Four Canadian Albums of the Year by Great Dark Wonder and hailed as  “a beautiful album” by Glen Hansard.

In May 2024, Clever Hopes released New Kind of Familiar. It charted for weeks in the NACC Top 200 and was nominated for Americana Album of the Year at the 2025 Music Nova Scotia Awards.

11 songs from the first 3 albums have been added to rotation on SiriusXM and CBC Music.

Sync Representation through Bodega Sync.

“Such a beautiful record. Something you can just put on and go with. You can listen to it however you want. It can be as deep as you want it to be and it can be as easy as you want it to be. What a rare thing.” Glen Hansard