By Will McGuirk

"I love a slow fade to black." - Andrew Shaver, Clever Hopes

“There's so much writing done about being back in your hometown and what it does to you. But there’s the idea that you only go there with bad news—which can be true—and what it does to your feelings about your hometown.” - Donovan Woods

“We are all strapped on to this spinning earth and uncontrollable happenings are inevitable. ‘Long, Long’ moves like the passing of time, like a leaf on a stream” - Geordie Gordon

Clever Hopes, photo by Meghan Tansey Whitton

Donovan Woods plays Massey Hall in Toronto Dec 05 2024. Tickets here.