Cavetown

The son of a professional flautist and Cambridge University’s director of music, Robin Skinner — who’s performed under the name Cavetown since 2013 — has musical talent literally embedded in his DNA. At age 14, he started posting original songs and covers on YouTube alongside daily musings and behind-the-scenes vignettes, creating a barrier-free connection with his fans as they saw themselves in his music. His whole-hearted optimism and honest songwriting is reflected in effortless melodies about yearning to make sense of life. His devoted and ever-growing fanbase has built and nurtured their own underground grassroots community centered around his music. At sold-out shows around the world with multiple-night residencies in London, Los Angeles, and New York City, fans line up for hours ahead of shows, coordinating homemade art projects, and bringing their own kazoos to play along with him. It’s an unbreakable, authentic bond made all the more moving by how organically it’s developed over the years. In 2018, Cavetown self-released his full-length debut Lemon Boy, which saw breakout success with its title track that’s racked up more than 16M Spotify streams and nearly 8M YouTube views. His most recent release, Animal Kingdom, is a digital mixtape series that features new songs, covers and re-imaginings of catalog material each month along with a song from a friend or peer that he’s had a hand in creating. Next up, Cavetown makes his Sire Records debut with the release of “Home.” Originally released in 2015 when Robin was just 15, “This Is Home” is one of his most popular songs, amassing over 20M Spotify streams. The new version, renamed “Home,” showcases Robin’s evolution as a singer and producer. He explains, "I like to rerecord older songs that I care about a lot when I think that the production doesn't do it the justice I feel it deserves. This is Home was one that's always been relevant and important to me and since it's one of my most popular songs I decided it was time for an upgrade."

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