Cavetown
English singer-songwriter (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robin Daniel Skinner[13][14] (born 15 December 1998),[3] known professionally as Cavetown (sometimes stylised in all lowercase),[15][16] is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, and YouTuber. His[a] style blends elements of indie rock, indie pop and bedroom pop with mellow, gentle ukulele ballads.[3]
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| Also known as | brother[1][2] | |||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1998 Oxford, England | |||||||||
| Origin | Cambridge, England[3] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
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| Website | cave | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.23 million[12] | |||||||||
| Views | 528 million[12] | |||||||||
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As of March 2024, he had amassed over 6.6 million monthly streamers on Spotify.[17] His YouTube channel, which he began in November 2012, sits at 2.23 million subscribers and 561 million video views as of June 2024.[18] Skinner released his fifth studio album, Worm Food, in November 2022.[19]
Early life
Skinner was born in Oxford, England, on 15 December 1998.[3][20] His interest in music was inspired by his father, David Skinner, a musicologist and choir director, who taught him how to play the acoustic guitar at the age of eight.[21][22] His mother is a professional Baroque flautist and music teacher. He was raised in Cambridge and attended Parkside Community College from 2010 to 2015 and Hills Road Sixth Form College until 2017.[23]
Career
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Perspective
2012–2015: YouTube and Bandcamp
Skinner began his YouTube channel in November 2012 and uploaded his first video, an original song named "Haunted Lullaby", in October 2013.[24][25] Soon after, Skinner began releasing music to Bandcamp with his first album, Everything Is Made of Clouds, at the age of 14.[26][27] He released Gd Vibes, Nervous Friends // Pt. 1, Balance (as brother) and Everything is Made of Stars on Bandcamp over the following two years.[28][29][30][31] Critics expressed that he felt "the acceptance of ignorance" on Gd Vibes.[32] Skinner released his debut single "This is Home" in August 2015,[33] before releasing his debut self-titled album in November 2015.[34] Critics described the album Cavetown as "an eclectic mix of acoustic and electronic".[35] Skinner continued to publish covers of songs onto his YouTube channel from artists such as Pinegrove, Twenty One Pilots and Joji.[22]
2016–2018: 16/04/16 and Lemon Boy
In 2016, Skinner released his second studio album, 16/04/16.[36] The album includes a mix of "warm, melodic bedroom pop" and "lo-fi indie rock".[3] The album was dedicated to his childhood friend, Jack Graham, who died of leukaemia on the album's titular date. 60% of the album's proceeds were donated to Cancer Research UK.[37]
In 2018, he released his third album, Lemon Boy.[38]
2019–2021: Animal Kingdom, Sleepyhead and Man's Best Friend
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In 2019, Skinner released five split singles which were later compiled into Animal Kingdom, a mixtape of ten tracks including covers and original singles with guest appearances from Sidney Gish, Simi, and Chloe Moriondo.[39][40][41] He signed under Sire Records in 2019 where he released the single "Telescope" ahead of his upcoming album, later announced as Sleepyhead. Skinner embarked on a series of sold-out worldwide headlining tours in October 2019 in support of this album. He was joined by Hunny and Mxmtoon for a few shows in the UK tour,[42][43] as well as Field Medic and Chloe Moriondo for a few shows in the US tour.[39] In October 2019, Skinner announced his headlining tour along Australia's east coast, which took place in January 2020, where he was accompanied by Spookyghostboy.[44]
In 2020, Skinner released his major label debut album Sleepyhead.[45] He cancelled the tour in support of Sleepyhead due to the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020.[46] In July 2020, Skinner collaborated with Tessa Violet on the single "Smoke Signals" and announced the launch of his unisex clothing line Cave Collective.[47]
In 2021, he released the extended play Man's Best Friend.[48]
2022–present: Worm Food and Little Vice
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In 2022, Skinner released several singles, three of which were part of the album Worm Food, released later that year.[19] Worm Food features guests such as Pierce the Veil, Beabadoobee, and Chloe Moriondo.[49]
In 2024, Skinner released the extended play Little Vice.[50][51] In June 2024, he returned to Bandcamp to release a cover of "My Love Mine All Mine" by Mitski.[52] Skinner later released multiple collaborative singles, including "magic 8 ball" with artist Frankie Cosmos,[53][54][55] in advance of his 2024-2025 tour with Mother Mother.[56][57] In December 2024, Skinner released an extended play consisting of lofi versions of some of his songs.[58]
In 2025, Skinner released an extended play of covers, including the previously released cover of "My Love Mine All Mine" on his Bandcamp, titled SONGS I LIKE IN 2025.[59]
Personal life
Skinner has stated that he is on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.[60][61] He came out as transgender in September 2020.[62] His pronouns are he/they.[63] Skinner lives in Cambridge as of 2019.[3] He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[64]
Discography
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Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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| UK [65] |
SCO [65] |
US Sales [66] |
US Heat [67] |
US Folk [68] | |||||||||||
| Cavetown[34] |
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| 16/04/16[36] |
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| Lemon Boy[69] |
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| Sleepyhead[70] |
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52 | 7 | 53 | 12 | 16 | |||||||||
| Worm Food |
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39 | 8 | 86 | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| UK Phys. [65] |
US Heat. ENC [71] | ||
| Dear.[72] |
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7 | 6 |
| Man's Best Friend |
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| little vice |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
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| Animal Kingdom[76] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title[77] | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| UK Phys. [65] |
UK Indie Brk. [65] | ||||
| "Devil Town" | 2015 | — | 17 | Cavetown | |
| "This Is Home" | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Lemon Boy" | 2018 | — | — |
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Lemon Boy |
| "Just Add Water" | — | — | Dear. | ||
| "Juliet" | — | — |
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Animal Kingdom: Sandy[b] | |
| "Boys Will Be Bugs" | — | — | Animal Kingdom: Comet[b] | ||
| "Advice" | 2019 | — | — | Animal Kingdom: Ash[b] | |
| "Self Control" (Frank Ocean cover) | — | — | Animal Kingdom: Shells[b] | ||
| "Hug All Ur Friends" | — | — | Animal Kingdom: Jackson[b] | ||
| "Home" | 35 | — |
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Non-album single | |
| "Feb 14" | — | — | Sleepyhead | ||
| "Telescope" | — | — | |||
| "Things That Make It Warm" | — | — | |||
| "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Randy Newman cover)[80] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sweet Tooth" | 2020 | — | — | Sleepyhead | |
| "I Miss My Mum" | — | — | |||
| "Smoke Signals" (feat. Tessa Violet) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sharpener" | — | — | Man's Best Friend | ||
| "Sharpener's Calling Me Again" (feat. Kina) | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Paul" (Big Thief cover) | — | — | Man's Best Friend | ||
| "Ur Gonna Wish U Believed Me" | — | — | |||
| "Teenage Dirtbag" (feat. Chloe Moriondo) (Wheatus cover) | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "squares" | 2022 | — | — | squares / y 13 | |
| "y 13" | — | — | |||
| "Fall in Love with a Girl" (feat. Beabadoobee) | — | — | Worm Food | ||
| "Fall in Love with a Girl" (feat. Orla Gartland)[81] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Grocery Store"[c] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "1994" | — | — | Worm Food | ||
| "Frog" | — | — | |||
| "del mar county fair 2008" (Underscores cover) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "glacier meadow" (feat. Field Medic) | — | — | little vice | ||
| "let them know they're on your mind" | 2024 | — | — | ||
| "let them know they're on your mind" (acoustic) | — | — | |||
As featured artist
| Year | Title[77] | Album/EP |
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| 2018 | "Devil Town" (with Kevin Devine) |
Devinyl Splits No. 11 |
| 2020 | "Is Your Bedroom Ceiling Bored?" (with Sody) |
Non-album singles |
| "Lemons" (with Brye) | ||
| "Was It Something I Said" (with Mykey)[82] | ||
| 2021 | "Struck by Lighting" (with Sara Kays) | |
| "Trying Not to Cry" (with Kina)[c] | ||
| 2024 | "Dirty Devil Town" (with Mother Mother)[83] |
Other certified songs
| Year | Title | Certifications | Album/EP |
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| 2018 | "Fool" |
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Lemon Boy |
Bandcamp releases
as Cavetown[15]
- Everything Is Made of Clouds (2013)[27]
- Gd Vibes (2014)[28]
- Covers (2015)[84]
- Youtube Covers (2015)[85]
- Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 (2015)[29]
- Everything Is Made of Stars (2015)[31]
as brother[1]
Awards and nominations
| Award Ceremony | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Berlin Music Video Awards | 2020 | Green | Best Narrative | Nominated |
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