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Cavetown
English singer-songwriter (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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 2.25 million subscribers and over 612 million video views as of May 2025.[18] Skinner released his fifth studio album, Worm Food, in November 2022.[19]
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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]
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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] Sahar Ghadirian of Clash gave the EP a positive review, describing it as "wistfully compelling, providing comfort in a uniquely fuzzy way."[49]
2022–present: Worm Food and Little Vice
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In 2022, Skinner released the album Worm Food to positive reviews from critics. Rachel Min Leong of Clash praised Worm Food for bringing "new depths" to Skinner's "disarming, raw sincerity".[50] Similarly, Ali Shutler of NME wrote positively of Worm Food's "raw honesty, understanding and self-empowerment" and described the album as "[Skinner's] most fully-realised yet".[19][51] Worm Food features guests such as Pierce the Veil, Beabadoobee, and Chloe Moriondo.[52] Around the same time, Skinner announced the This Is Home Project, a foundation which will donate to various charities supporting young LGBT+ people.[50][53]
In 2024, Skinner released the extended play Little Vice.[54][55] In June 2024, he returned to Bandcamp to release a cover of "My Love Mine All Mine" by Mitski.[56] Skinner later released multiple collaborative singles, including "magic 8 ball" with artist Frankie Cosmos,[57][58][59] in advance of his 2024-2025 tour with Mother Mother.[60][61] In December 2024, Skinner released an extended play consisting of lofi versions of some of his songs.[62]
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.[63]
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Personal life
Skinner has stated that he is on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.[64][65] He came out as transgender in September 2020.[66] His pronouns are he/they.[67] Skinner lives in Cambridge as of 2019.[3] He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[68]
Discography
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Studio albums
Extended plays
Mixtapes
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Other certified songs
Bandcamp releases
as Cavetown[15]
- Everything Is Made of Clouds (2013)[27]
- Gd Vibes (2014)[28]
- Covers (2015)[88]
- Youtube Covers (2015)[89]
- Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 (2015)[29]
- Everything Is Made of Stars (2015)[31]
as brother[1]
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Awards and nominations
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Notes
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