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* Vocals
* Vocals
* [[ukulele]]<ref name=studio-tour>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKqIaCdQp8|title=My Bedroom Studio|publisher=cavetown|accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129055718/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKqIaCdQp8|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[ukulele]]<ref name=studio-tour>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKqIaCdQp8|title=My Bedroom Studio|date=13 May 2018 |publisher=cavetown|accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129055718/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKqIaCdQp8|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[kazoo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZKPld_gL0s|title=Cavetown Uses a Kazoo|publisher=cavetown|accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228045408/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZKPld_gL0s&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[kazoo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZKPld_gL0s|title=Cavetown Uses a Kazoo|date=15 March 2018 |publisher=cavetown|accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228045408/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZKPld_gL0s&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
* guitar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0K-dB_haM|title=Cavetown Performs "Banana Bread" {{!}} Fender Artist Check-Ins {{!}} Fender|accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228041608/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0K-dB_haM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=studio-tour/>
* guitar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0K-dB_haM|title=Cavetown Performs "Banana Bread" {{!}} Fender Artist Check-Ins {{!}} Fender|date=September 2020 |accessdate=21 December 2020|via=YouTube|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228041608/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0K-dB_haM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=studio-tour/>
* [[melodica]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ymI-7Rws0|title=Cavetown – Juliet (Live)|time=3:50|publisher=YouTube|access-date=23 January 2020|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222081843/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ymI-7Rws0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[melodica]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ymI-7Rws0|title=Cavetown – Juliet (Live)|date=16 December 2018 |time=3:50|publisher=YouTube|access-date=23 January 2020|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222081843/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ymI-7Rws0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[MIDI keyboard]]<ref name=studio-tour/>
* [[MIDI keyboard]]<ref name=studio-tour/>
}}
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* [[vlogging]]
* [[vlogging]]
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| subscribers = 2.21&nbsp;million
| subscribers = 2.23&nbsp;million
| views = 528&nbsp;million
| views = 528&nbsp;million
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'''Robin Daniel''' "'''Robbie'''" '''Skinner'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=7 August 2020|title=Making Waves: Cavetown|url=http://www.musicweek.com/waves/read/making-waves-cavetown/080705|access-date=21 August 2020|website=[[Music Week]]|issn=0265-1548|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023061837/https://www.musicweek.com/waves/read/making-waves-cavetown/080705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |date=2020-01-17 |title=Welcome to Cavetown's World, A Place That Feels Like Home |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cavetown-interview-lemon-boy-8548245/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |quote=Robin “Robbie” Skinner, aka Cavetown, walks in wearing jeans rolled up at the ankles with checkered Vans, and greets the room as if we’re all gathered at a club after school.}}</ref> (born 15 December 1998),<ref name=":13" /> known professionally as '''Cavetown''' (sometimes stylized in [[all lowercase]]),<ref name=bandcamp>{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com|title=cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=2 December 2020|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103103846/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cavetown|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref> is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, and [[YouTuber]]. His<!--Please do not change pronouns without discussion on talk page, goes against current consensus-->{{efn|Skinner uses "[[He (pronoun)|he/him]]" and "[[Singular they|they/them]]" pronouns. This article uses "he/him" pronouns for consistency.}} style blends elements of [[indie rock]], [[indie pop]] and [[bedroom pop]] with mellow, gentle [[ukulele]] ballads.<ref name=":13" />
'''Robin Daniel''' "'''Robbie'''" '''Skinner'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=7 August 2020|title=Making Waves: Cavetown|url=http://www.musicweek.com/waves/read/making-waves-cavetown/080705|access-date=21 August 2020|website=[[Music Week]]|issn=0265-1548|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023061837/https://www.musicweek.com/waves/read/making-waves-cavetown/080705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |date=2020-01-17 |title=Welcome to Cavetown's World, A Place That Feels Like Home |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cavetown-interview-lemon-boy-8548245/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |quote=Robin “Robbie” Skinner, aka Cavetown, walks in wearing jeans rolled up at the ankles with checkered Vans, and greets the room as if we’re all gathered at a club after school.}}</ref> (born 15 December 1998),<ref name=":13" /> known professionally as '''Cavetown''' (sometimes stylised in [[all lowercase]]),<ref name=bandcamp>{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com|title=cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=2 December 2020|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103103846/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cavetown|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref> is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, and [[YouTuber]]. His<!--Please do not change pronouns without discussion on talk page, goes against current consensus-->{{efn|Skinner uses "[[He (pronoun)|he/him]]" and "[[Singular they|they/them]]" pronouns. This article uses "he/him" pronouns for consistency.}} style blends elements of [[indie rock]], [[indie pop]] and [[bedroom pop]] with mellow, gentle [[ukulele]] ballads.<ref name=":13" />


As of March 2024, he had amassed over 6.6&nbsp;million [[List of most-streamed artists on Spotify|monthly streamers]] on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|title=Cavetown|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310214011/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|url-status=live}}</ref> His YouTube channel, which he began in November 2012, sits at 2.22&nbsp;million subscribers and 550&nbsp;million video views as of May 2024.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLqtJdfhVv58cPFhRzWJlg|title=cavetown|publisher=YouTube|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215141110/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLqtJdfhVv58cPFhRzWJlg|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner released his fourth studio album, ''Sleepyhead'', in March 2020<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9354418/cavetown-sleepyhead-interview-emerging-artists-spotlight|title=Cavetown 'Sleepyhead' Interview: Emerging Artists Spotlight|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=9 April 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410233024/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9354418/cavetown-sleepyhead-interview-emerging-artists-spotlight|url-status=live}}</ref> and his fifth, ''Worm Food'', in November 2022.
As of March 2024, he had amassed over 6.6&nbsp;million [[List of most-streamed artists on Spotify|monthly streamers]] on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|title=Cavetown|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310214011/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|url-status=live}}</ref> His YouTube channel, which he began in November 2012, sits at 2.23&nbsp;million subscribers and 561 million video views as of June 2024.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLqtJdfhVv58cPFhRzWJlg|title=cavetown|publisher=YouTube|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215141110/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLqtJdfhVv58cPFhRzWJlg|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner released his fourth studio album, ''Sleepyhead'', in March 2020<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9354418/cavetown-sleepyhead-interview-emerging-artists-spotlight|title=Cavetown 'Sleepyhead' Interview: Emerging Artists Spotlight|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=9 April 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410233024/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9354418/cavetown-sleepyhead-interview-emerging-artists-spotlight|url-status=live}}</ref> and his fifth, ''Worm Food'', in November 2022.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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== Career ==
== Career ==
=== 2012–2015: YouTube and Bandcamp ===
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/legacy/chat-youtuber-artist-cavetown|title=a chat with youtuber and artist, cavetown|last=Ta|first=Kacie|date=26 September 2017|website=Tmrw magazine|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135143/https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/legacy/chat-youtuber-artist-cavetown|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=- Haunted Lullaby -|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5gw0G7Ebw|language=en|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922170045/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5gw0G7Ebw|url-status=live}}</ref> The first song Skinner wrote and recorded was "Rain" in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/holly-tabatha-jenkins/cavetownrobin-skinner-interview/?play=fb|title=CAVETOWN{{!}}ROBIN SKINNER INTERVIEW|last=Jenkins|first=Holly Tabatha|website=Mixcloud|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213833/https://www.mixcloud.com/holly-tabatha-jenkins/cavetownrobin-skinner-interview/?play=fb|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after, Skinner began releasing music to [[Bandcamp]] with his first album, ''Everything Is Made of Clouds'', at the age of 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reviewsmagazine.net/the-music-of-cavetown-a-helping-hand-for-mental-health-issues/|title=The Music of Cavetown: A Helping Hand for Mental Health Issues {{!}} Re:Views Magazine|last=Minaeva|first=Mariia|date=12 December 2018|website=Reviews Magazine|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172703/http://reviewsmagazine.net/the-music-of-cavetown-a-helping-hand-for-mental-health-issues/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-clouds|title=Everything is Made of Clouds – cavetown|website=[[BandCamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024222510/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-clouds|url-status=live}}</ref> He released ''Gd Vibes'', ''Nervous Friends // Pt. 1'', ''Balance'' (as ''brother'') and ''Everything is Made of Stars'' on Bandcamp over the following two years.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/gd-vibes|title=Gd vibes – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=7 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307212544/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/gd-vibes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-friends-pt-1|title=Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126044605/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-friends-pt-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/cavetown/wiki/albums|title=Album Information|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610151314/https://www.reddit.com/r/cavetown/wiki/albums|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-stars|title=Everything is Made of Stars – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024054022/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-stars|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics expressed that he felt "the acceptance of ignorance" on ''Gd Vibes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divideandconquermusic.com/1/post/2015/01/cavetown-gd-vibes.html|title=cavetown – Gd vibes|last=Rogen|first=Ted|date=15 January 2015|website=Insight & Critique|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135145/http://www.divideandconquermusic.com/1/post/2015/01/cavetown-gd-vibes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner released his debut single "This is Home" in August 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-is-home-single/1343956529|title=This is Home – Single by Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215145941/https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-is-home-single/1343956529|url-status=live}}</ref> before releasing his debut self-titled album in November 2015.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cavetown/1344004465|title=Cavetown – Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215145939/https://music.apple.com/us/album/cavetown/1344004465|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics described the album ''Cavetown'' as "an eclectic mix of acoustic and electronic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badluck.co/blog/newmusic/listen-to-cavetowns-latest-ep|title=Listen to Cavetown's latest EP|date=9 November 2015|website=Bad Luck|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135143/https://www.badluck.co/blog/newmusic/listen-to-cavetowns-latest-ep|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner continued to publish covers of songs onto his YouTube channel from artists such as [[Pinegrove (band)|Pinegrove]], [[Twenty One Pilots]] and [[Joji (musician)|Joji]].<ref name=":22" />
Skinner began his YouTube channel in November 2012 and uploaded his first video, an original song named "Haunted Lullaby", in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/legacy/chat-youtuber-artist-cavetown|title=a chat with youtuber and artist, cavetown|last=Ta|first=Kacie|date=26 September 2017|website=Tmrw magazine|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135143/https://www.tmrwmagazine.com/features/legacy/chat-youtuber-artist-cavetown|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=- Haunted Lullaby -| date=23 October 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5gw0G7Ebw|language=en|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922170045/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5gw0G7Ebw|url-status=live}}</ref> The first song Skinner wrote and recorded was "Rain" in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/holly-tabatha-jenkins/cavetownrobin-skinner-interview/?play=fb|title=CAVETOWN{{!}}ROBIN SKINNER INTERVIEW|last=Jenkins|first=Holly Tabatha|website=Mixcloud|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607213833/https://www.mixcloud.com/holly-tabatha-jenkins/cavetownrobin-skinner-interview/?play=fb|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after, Skinner began releasing music to [[Bandcamp]] with his first album, ''Everything Is Made of Clouds'', at the age of 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reviewsmagazine.net/the-music-of-cavetown-a-helping-hand-for-mental-health-issues/|title=The Music of Cavetown: A Helping Hand for Mental Health Issues {{!}} Re:Views Magazine|last=Minaeva|first=Mariia|date=12 December 2018|website=Reviews Magazine|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172703/http://reviewsmagazine.net/the-music-of-cavetown-a-helping-hand-for-mental-health-issues/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-clouds|title=Everything is Made of Clouds – cavetown|website=[[BandCamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024222510/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-clouds|url-status=live}}</ref> He released ''Gd Vibes'', ''Nervous Friends // Pt. 1'', ''Balance'' (as ''brother'') and ''Everything is Made of Stars'' on Bandcamp over the following two years.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/gd-vibes|title=Gd vibes – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=7 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307212544/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/gd-vibes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-friends-pt-1|title=Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126044605/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-friends-pt-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/cavetown/wiki/albums|title=Album Information|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610151314/https://www.reddit.com/r/cavetown/wiki/albums|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-stars|title=Everything is Made of Stars – cavetown|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024054022/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-made-of-stars|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics expressed that he felt "the acceptance of ignorance" on ''Gd Vibes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.divideandconquermusic.com/1/post/2015/01/cavetown-gd-vibes.html|title=cavetown – Gd vibes|last=Rogen|first=Ted|date=15 January 2015|website=Insight & Critique|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135145/http://www.divideandconquermusic.com/1/post/2015/01/cavetown-gd-vibes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner released his debut single "This is Home" in August 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-is-home-single/1343956529|title=This is Home – Single by Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215145941/https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-is-home-single/1343956529|url-status=live}}</ref> before releasing his debut self-titled album in November 2015.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cavetown/1344004465|title=Cavetown – Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215145939/https://music.apple.com/us/album/cavetown/1344004465|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics described the album ''Cavetown'' as "an eclectic mix of acoustic and electronic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badluck.co/blog/newmusic/listen-to-cavetowns-latest-ep|title=Listen to Cavetown's latest EP|date=9 November 2015|website=Bad Luck|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135143/https://www.badluck.co/blog/newmusic/listen-to-cavetowns-latest-ep|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner continued to publish covers of songs onto his YouTube channel from artists such as [[Pinegrove (band)|Pinegrove]], [[Twenty One Pilots]] and [[Joji (musician)|Joji]].<ref name=":22" />


=== 2016–2018: ''16/04/16'' and ''Lemon Boy'' ===
=== 2016–2018: ''16/04/16'' and ''Lemon Boy'' ===
[[File:Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown.webm|thumb|Cavetown performing "Boys Will Be Bugs".|left]]In 2016, Skinner released his second studio album, ''16/04/16.''<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/16-04-16/1348540876|title=16/04/06 – Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215204113/https://music.apple.com/us/album/16-04-16/1348540876|url-status=live}}</ref> The album includes a mix of "warm, melodic [[bedroom pop]]" and "lo-fi [[indie rock]]".<ref name=":13" /> The album was dedicated to his childhood friend, Jack Graham, who died of [[leukemia|leukaemia]] on the album's titular date. 60% of the album's proceeds were donated to [[Cancer Research UK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/16-04-16|title=16/04/16, by cavetown|website=cavetown|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=3 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103145151/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/16-04-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown.webm|thumb|Cavetown performing "Boys Will Be Bugs".|left]]In 2016, Skinner released his second studio album, ''16/04/16.''<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/16-04-16/1348540876|title=16/04/06 – Cavetown|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215204113/https://music.apple.com/us/album/16-04-16/1348540876|url-status=live}}</ref> The album includes a mix of "warm, melodic [[bedroom pop]]" and "lo-fi [[indie rock]]".<ref name=":13" /> The album was dedicated to his childhood friend, Jack Graham, who died of [[leukemia|leukaemia]] on the album's titular date. 60% of the album's proceeds were donated to [[Cancer Research UK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/16-04-16|title=16/04/16, by cavetown|website=cavetown|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=3 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103145151/https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/album/16-04-16|url-status=live}}</ref>


In April 2017, whilst still at Sixth Form College, Skinner reached the final of the Cambridge Band Competition, winning both Best Acoustic Act and the [[Kimberley Rew]] Award for Songwriting, and went on to play at [[Strawberry Fair]] in June 2017. In 2018, he released his third album, ''Lemon Boy''. {{As of|2022|November}}, the album's title track has amassed 54 million streams on Spotify and 28&nbsp;million views on YouTube.<!--When updating these numbers, please also add a citation to a reliable source for the update.--><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|title=Lemon Boy|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310214011/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itZVX-SUkI|title=Cavetown – Lemon Boy (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114000006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itZVX-SUkI|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2017, whilst still at Sixth Form College, Skinner reached the final of the Cambridge Band Competition, winning both Best Acoustic Act and the [[Kimberley Rew]] Award for Songwriting, and went on to play at [[Strawberry Fair]] in June 2017. In 2018, he released his third album, ''Lemon Boy''. {{As of|2022|November}}, the album's title track has amassed 54 million streams on Spotify and 28&nbsp;million views on YouTube.<!--When updating these numbers, please also add a citation to a reliable source for the update.--><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|title=Lemon Boy|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310214011/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hR4h1Cao2ueuI7Cx9c7V8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itZVX-SUkI|title=Cavetown – Lemon Boy (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube|date=15 December 2017 |access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114000006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itZVX-SUkI|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== 2019–2021: ''Animal Kingdom'', ''Sleepyhead'' and ''Man's Best Friend''===
=== 2019–2021: ''Animal Kingdom'', ''Sleepyhead'' and ''Man's Best Friend''===
[[File:Cavetown talking with Rimmers Music (2) (cropped).png|thumb|Cavetown in 2019]]
[[File:Cavetown talking with Rimmers Music (2) (cropped).png|thumb|Cavetown in 2019]]
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, [[Chloe Moriondo]] and Spookyghostboy.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2037584/sidney-gish-somebodys-baby-jackson-browne-cover/music/|title=Sidney Gish Covers Jackson Browne's "Somebody's (Jackson Baby Browne Cover)|last=Rettig|first=James|date=28 March 2018|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225449/https://www.stereogum.com/2037584/sidney-gish-somebodys-baby-jackson-browne-cover/music/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://closedcap.com/2019/01/09/cavetown-impresses-on-latest-drop/|title=Cavetown Can't Stop|date=9 January 2019|website=Closed Captioned|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135152/https://closedcap.com/2019/01/09/cavetown-impresses-on-latest-drop/|url-status=live}}</ref> He produced the single "Prom Dress" by [[Mxmtoon]], which has gained over 152 million streams on Spotify and has been used in over 100,000 videos on the video-sharing platform [[TikTok]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/mxmtoon-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-prom-dress|title=Mxmtoon Breaks Down The Meaning of 'Prom Dress'|last=Thioubou|first=Ndeye|date=25 June 2019|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135141/https://genius.com/a/mxmtoon-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-prom-dress|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BW">{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|title=mxmtoon Gives Personal Insight in New Single 'seasonal depression'|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721102337/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|archive-date=21 July 2019|access-date=21 July 2019|quote=mxmtoon is a 19-year-old bourgeoning artist|url-status=live |last1=Charpentier |first1=Abigail }}</ref><ref name="Wells">{{Cite news|url=https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947|title=Meet mxmtoon, the Oakland Teen Who Launched Her Music Career on TikTok|last=Wells|first=Madeline|date=4 August 2019|work=[[The Bold Italic]]|access-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904163451/https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947?gi=ddaa61d9ba06|archive-date=4 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The single was featured on Mxmtoon's debut album ''[[The Masquerade (album)|The Masquerade]],'' which was also fully produced by Skinner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112082837|title=the masquerade / mxmtoon|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|access-date=1 November 2019|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101180408/https://listen.tidal.com/album/112082837|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner performed on the Acoustic Stage at [[Victorious Festival]] in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/festivals/victorious-festival/victorious-festival-stage-times-line-up-more/|title=Victorious Festival: Stage Times, Line-Up & More|date=25 August 2019|website=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=23 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823141354/https://www.radiox.co.uk/festivals/victorious-festival/victorious-festival-stage-times-line-up-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> He signed under [[Sire Records]] in 2019 where he released the single "Telescope" ahead of his upcoming album, later announced as ''Sleepyhead''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Cavetown-Releases-New-Song-via-Sire-Records-20190913|title=Cavetown Releases New Song via Sire Records|date=13 September 2019|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913233131/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Cavetown-Releases-New-Song-via-Sire-Records-20190913|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner embarked on a series of sold-out worldwide headlining tours in October 2019. He played on tour at 31 venues in the US and 15 venues in the UK over the space of four months.<ref name=":0" /> He was joined by [[Hunny (band)|Hunny]] and Mxmtoon for a few shows in the UK tour,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/hunny-and-cavetown-are-teaming-up-for-a-uk-tour-early-next-year|title=Hunny and Cavetown are teaming up for a UK tour early next year|date=25 September 2019|website=Upset Magazine|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926160503/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/hunny-and-cavetown-are-teaming-up-for-a-uk-tour-early-next-year|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/mxmtoon-confirms-first-uk-appearances|title=mxmtoon Confirms First UK Appearances|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=4 June 2019|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605115226/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/mxmtoon-confirms-first-uk-appearances|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[Field Medic]] and [[Chloe Moriondo]] for a few shows in the US tour.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnermusic.com.au/news/cavetown-announces-2020-australia-tour|title=CAVETOWN ANNOUNCES 2020 AUSTRALIA TOUR|website=[[Warner Music Australasia]]|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007154943/https://www.warnermusic.com.au/news/cavetown-announces-2020-australia-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
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, [[Chloe Moriondo]] and Spookyghostboy.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2037584/sidney-gish-somebodys-baby-jackson-browne-cover/music/|title=Sidney Gish Covers Jackson Browne's "Somebody's (Jackson Baby Browne Cover)|last=Rettig|first=James|date=28 March 2018|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225449/https://www.stereogum.com/2037584/sidney-gish-somebodys-baby-jackson-browne-cover/music/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://closedcap.com/2019/01/09/cavetown-impresses-on-latest-drop/|title=Cavetown Can't Stop|date=9 January 2019|website=Closed Captioned|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135152/https://closedcap.com/2019/01/09/cavetown-impresses-on-latest-drop/|url-status=live}}</ref> He produced the single "Prom Dress" by [[Mxmtoon]], which has gained over 152 million streams on Spotify and has been used in over 100,000 videos on the video-sharing platform [[TikTok]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/mxmtoon-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-prom-dress|title=Mxmtoon Breaks Down The Meaning of 'Prom Dress'|last=Thioubou|first=Ndeye|date=25 June 2019|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135141/https://genius.com/a/mxmtoon-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-prom-dress|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BW">{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|title=mxmtoon Gives Personal Insight in New Single 'seasonal depression'|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721102337/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/mxmtoon-Gives-Personal-Insight-in-New-Single-seasonal-depression-20190719|archive-date=21 July 2019|access-date=21 July 2019|quote=mxmtoon is a 19-year-old bourgeoning artist|url-status=live |last1=Charpentier |first1=Abigail }}</ref><ref name="Wells">{{Cite news|url=https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947|title=Meet mxmtoon, the Oakland Teen Who Launched Her Music Career on TikTok|last=Wells|first=Madeline|date=4 August 2019|work=[[The Bold Italic]]|access-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904163451/https://thebolditalic.com/meet-mxmtoon-the-oakland-teen-who-launched-her-music-career-on-tiktok-749613d28947?gi=ddaa61d9ba06|archive-date=4 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The single was featured on Mxmtoon's debut album ''[[The Masquerade (album)|The Masquerade]],'' which was also fully produced by Skinner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112082837|title=the masquerade / mxmtoon|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|access-date=1 November 2019|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101180408/https://listen.tidal.com/album/112082837|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner performed on the Acoustic Stage at [[Victorious Festival]] in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/festivals/victorious-festival/victorious-festival-stage-times-line-up-more/|title=Victorious Festival: Stage Times, Line-Up & More|date=25 August 2019|website=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]]|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=23 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823141354/https://www.radiox.co.uk/festivals/victorious-festival/victorious-festival-stage-times-line-up-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> He signed under [[Sire Records]] in 2019 where he released the single "Telescope" ahead of his upcoming album, later announced as ''Sleepyhead''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Cavetown-Releases-New-Song-via-Sire-Records-20190913|title=Cavetown Releases New Song via Sire Records|date=13 September 2019|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|access-date=14 September 2019|archive-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913233131/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Cavetown-Releases-New-Song-via-Sire-Records-20190913|url-status=live}}</ref> Skinner embarked on a series of sold-out worldwide headlining tours in October 2019. He played on tour at 31 venues in the US and 15 venues in the UK over the space of four months.<ref name=":0" /> He was joined by [[Hunny (band)|Hunny]] and Mxmtoon for a few shows in the UK tour,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/hunny-and-cavetown-are-teaming-up-for-a-uk-tour-early-next-year|title=Hunny and Cavetown are teaming up for a UK tour early next year|date=25 September 2019|website=Upset Magazine|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926160503/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/hunny-and-cavetown-are-teaming-up-for-a-uk-tour-early-next-year|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/mxmtoon-confirms-first-uk-appearances|title=mxmtoon Confirms First UK Appearances|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=4 June 2019|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605115226/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/mxmtoon-confirms-first-uk-appearances|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[Field Medic]] and Chloe Moriondo for a few shows in the US tour.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnermusic.com.au/news/cavetown-announces-2020-australia-tour|title=CAVETOWN ANNOUNCES 2020 AUSTRALIA TOUR|website=[[Warner Music Australasia]]|language=en|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007154943/https://www.warnermusic.com.au/news/cavetown-announces-2020-australia-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2020, Skinner released his major label debut album ''Sleepyhead'',<ref name=":3" /> and appeared on [[the Recording Academy]]'s Sessions series in support of MusiCares.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Sam|date=11 May 2020|title=Recording Academy Sessions Series Announce This Wednesday's Lineup|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/recording-academy-sessions-series-announce-this-wednesdays-lineup/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=[[V (American magazine)|V Magazine]]|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625042406/https://vmagazine.com/article/recording-academy-sessions-series-announce-this-wednesdays-lineup/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wasylak|first=Victoria|date=13 May 2020|title=This Stream is Today: Allie X, Empress Of, and more on SESSIONS|url=https://vanyaland.com/2020/05/13/this-stream-is-today-allie-x-empress-of-and-more-on-sessions/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Vanyaland|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625200646/https://vanyaland.com/2020/05/13/this-stream-is-today-allie-x-empress-of-and-more-on-sessions/|url-status=live}}</ref> He cancelled the tour in support of ''Sleepyhead'' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 June 2020|title=Cavetown has cancelled his upcoming headline tour|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/cavetown-has-cancelled-his-upcoming-headline-tour|website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|access-date=29 June 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630030349/https://www.readdork.com/news/cavetown-has-cancelled-his-upcoming-headline-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, Skinner collaborated with [[Tessa Violet]] on the single "Smoke Signals" and announced the launch of his unisex clothing line Cave Collective.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 July 2020|title=Cavetown and Tessa Violet ponder distance in tender acoustic video|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/cavetown-and-tessa-violet-smoke-signals-video/|access-date=14 July 2020|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714083429/https://www.altpress.com/news/cavetown-and-tessa-violet-smoke-signals-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2020, Skinner released his major label debut album ''Sleepyhead'',<ref name=":3" /> and appeared on [[the Recording Academy]]'s Sessions series in support of MusiCares.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Sam|date=11 May 2020|title=Recording Academy Sessions Series Announce This Wednesday's Lineup|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/recording-academy-sessions-series-announce-this-wednesdays-lineup/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=[[V (American magazine)|V Magazine]]|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625042406/https://vmagazine.com/article/recording-academy-sessions-series-announce-this-wednesdays-lineup/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wasylak|first=Victoria|date=13 May 2020|title=This Stream is Today: Allie X, Empress Of, and more on SESSIONS|url=https://vanyaland.com/2020/05/13/this-stream-is-today-allie-x-empress-of-and-more-on-sessions/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Vanyaland|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625200646/https://vanyaland.com/2020/05/13/this-stream-is-today-allie-x-empress-of-and-more-on-sessions/|url-status=live}}</ref> He cancelled the tour in support of ''Sleepyhead'' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 June 2020|title=Cavetown has cancelled his upcoming headline tour|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/cavetown-has-cancelled-his-upcoming-headline-tour|website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|access-date=29 June 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630030349/https://www.readdork.com/news/cavetown-has-cancelled-his-upcoming-headline-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, Skinner collaborated with [[Tessa Violet]] on the single "Smoke Signals" and announced the launch of his unisex clothing line Cave Collective.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 July 2020|title=Cavetown and Tessa Violet ponder distance in tender acoustic video|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/cavetown-and-tessa-violet-smoke-signals-video/|access-date=14 July 2020|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714083429/https://www.altpress.com/news/cavetown-and-tessa-violet-smoke-signals-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In June 2021, he released his extended play ''Man's Best Friend''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Martyn|date=3 June 2021|title=Cavetown – Man's Best Friend EP|work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|url=https://readdork.com/albums/cavetown-mans-best-friend-ep/|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
In 2021, he released the extended play ''Man's Best Friend''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Martyn|date=3 June 2021|title=Cavetown – Man's Best Friend EP|work=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|url=https://readdork.com/albums/cavetown-mans-best-friend-ep/|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>


=== 2022–present: ''Worm Food'' ===
=== 2022–present: ''Worm Food and Little Vice'' ===
In 2022, Skinner released several singles, three of which were part of the album ''Worm Food'', released 4 November.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Jack |date=12 September 2022 |title=Cavetown Announces New Album 'worm food' |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/cavetown-announces-new-album-worm-food |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Rock Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Worm Food'' includes 13 tracks, featuring guests such as Pierce the Veil, [[Beabadoobee]], and Chloe Moriondo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shrestha |first1=Sagun |title=Cavetown's worm food is for deteriorating and decomposing—in a (mostly) good way |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/11/17/cavetowns-worm-food-is-for-deteriorating-and-decomposing-in-a-mostly-good-way/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=The Georgetown Voice |date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325004519/https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/11/17/cavetowns-worm-food-is-for-deteriorating-and-decomposing-in-a-mostly-good-way/ |archive-date=25 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2022, Skinner released several singles, three of which were part of the album ''Worm Food'', released later that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Jack |date=12 September 2022 |title=Cavetown Announces New Album 'worm food' |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/cavetown-announces-new-album-worm-food |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Rock Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Worm Food'' features guests such as [[Pierce the Veil]], [[Beabadoobee]], and Chloe Moriondo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shrestha |first1=Sagun |title=Cavetown's worm food is for deteriorating and decomposing—in a (mostly) good way |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/11/17/cavetowns-worm-food-is-for-deteriorating-and-decomposing-in-a-mostly-good-way/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=The Georgetown Voice |date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325004519/https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/11/17/cavetowns-worm-food-is-for-deteriorating-and-decomposing-in-a-mostly-good-way/ |archive-date=25 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Skinner released the extended play ''Little Vice''. In June 2024, Skinner announced that he had been released from his contract with Sire Records, and released a cover of the [[Mitski]] song "[[My Love Mine All Mine]]" through Many Hats Distribution.<ref>{{Citation |title=My Love Mine All Mine |date=2024-06-27 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5BBXUlOi58I4b5KdlH6ydb |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My Love Mine All Mine, by cavetown |url=https://cavetown.bandcamp.com/track/my-love-mine-all-mine |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=cavetown |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Skinner has stated that he is on both the [[aromantic]] and [[Asexuality|asexual]] spectrums.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1173762669804949509|user=CAVETOWN|title=Ace and aro are spectrums! I still identify with both :)|date=16 September 2019|first=Robbie|last=Skinner|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P6tzcmia4c|title=Being Aro Is Fine (Advice #5)|access-date=2 March 2021|via=YouTube|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220352/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P6tzcmia4c|url-status=live}}</ref> He came out as [[transgender]] in September 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cavetown apologises for resurfaced anti-semitic, racist and transphobic comments |date=12 September 2020|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/cavetown-apologises-for-resurfaced-anti-semitic-racist-and-transphobic-comments|accessdate=27 December 2020 |magazine=[[Gay Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031613/https://gaytimes.co.uk/culture/cavetown-apologises-for-resurfaced-anti-semitic-racist-and-transphobic-comments/ |archive-date=13 September 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His [[Preferred gender pronoun|pronouns]] are he/they.<ref name=":5">{{Cite tweet|number=1286655152011780097|user=CAVETOWN|title=i've always felt so defensive about telling people my pronouns for no good reason so today i put them in my bio for anyone who is wondering :) i mostly go by he/him but am also comfortable with they/them|date=24 July 2020|first=Robbie|last=Skinner|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> Skinner lives in [[Cambridge]] as of 2019.<ref name=":13" /> He has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Skinner |first=Robin |author-link= |user=CAVETOWN |number=1573393646682263554 |date=23 September 2022 |title=shout out to my epic team for letting my adhd brain take its damn time !!!!♥️♥️♥️ (not just using that as an adjective literally have got adhd in my noggin) |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=24 January 2023 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>
Skinner has stated that he is on both the [[Aromanticism|aromantic]] and [[Asexuality|asexual]] spectrums.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1173762669804949509|user=CAVETOWN|title=Ace and aro are spectrums! I still identify with both :)|date=16 September 2019|first=Robbie|last=Skinner|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P6tzcmia4c|title=Being Aro Is Fine (Advice #5)|date=15 September 2018 |access-date=2 March 2021|via=YouTube|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220352/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P6tzcmia4c|url-status=live}}</ref> He came out as [[transgender]] in September 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cavetown apologises for resurfaced anti-semitic, racist and transphobic comments |date=12 September 2020|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/cavetown-apologises-for-resurfaced-anti-semitic-racist-and-transphobic-comments|accessdate=27 December 2020 |magazine=[[Gay Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031613/https://gaytimes.co.uk/culture/cavetown-apologises-for-resurfaced-anti-semitic-racist-and-transphobic-comments/ |archive-date=13 September 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His [[Preferred gender pronoun|pronouns]] are he/they.<ref name=":5">{{Cite tweet|number=1286655152011780097|user=CAVETOWN|title=i've always felt so defensive about telling people my pronouns for no good reason so today i put them in my bio for anyone who is wondering :) i mostly go by he/him but am also comfortable with they/them|date=24 July 2020|first=Robbie|last=Skinner|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> Skinner lives in [[Cambridge]] as of 2019.<ref name=":13" /> He has [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Skinner |first=Robin |author-link= |user=CAVETOWN |number=1573393646682263554 |date=23 September 2022 |title=shout out to my epic team for letting my adhd brain take its damn time !!!!♥️♥️♥️ (not just using that as an adjective literally have got adhd in my noggin) |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=24 January 2023 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>


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* Released: 4 June 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Man's Best Friend by Cavetown|url=https://genius.com/albums/Cavetown/Mans-best-friend|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Genius|language=en|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519020303/https://genius.com/albums/Cavetown/Mans-best-friend|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Label: [[Triple Crown Records|Sire Records]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Cavetown – Ur Gonna Wish U Believed Me|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylaEf0b5XU|language=en|access-date=2021-05-19|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519020301/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylaEf0b5XU|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Label: [[Sire Records]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Cavetown – Ur Gonna Wish U Believed Me| date=14 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylaEf0b5XU|language=en|access-date=2021-05-19|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519020301/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylaEf0b5XU|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|"Was It Something I Said"<br><small>(with Mykey)</small><ref>{{Citation |title=Was It Something I Said (feat. Cavetown) | date=14 May 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaFt1Fdj8VI |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref>
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|"Dirty Devil Town"<br><small>(with Mother Mother)</small><ref>{{Citation |title=Dirty Devil Town |url= https://open.spotify.com/track/6IryD24tlevdtyRU2yBoC1 |access-date=2024-08-18 |language=en}}</ref>
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For other uses, see Cavetown (disambiguation).

Cavetown
Cavetown in 2024
Cavetown in 2024
Background information
Also known asbrother[1][2]
Born (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25)
Oxford, England
OriginCambridge, England[3]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • YouTuber
Instruments
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitecave.town
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
Subscribers2.23 million[12]
Total views528 million[12]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 5 February 2024

Robin Daniel "Robbie" 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]

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 fourth studio album, Sleepyhead, in March 2020[19] and his fifth, Worm Food, in November 2022.

Early life

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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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2012–2015: YouTube and Bandcamp

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Skinner began his YouTube channel in November 2012 and uploaded his first video, an original song named "Haunted Lullaby", in October 2013.[24][25] The first song Skinner wrote and recorded was "Rain" in 2013.[26] Soon after, Skinner began releasing music to Bandcamp with his first album, Everything Is Made of Clouds, at the age of 14.[27][28] He released Gd Vibes, Nervous Friends // Pt. 1, Balance (as brother) and Everything is Made of Stars on Bandcamp over the following two years.[29][30][31][32] Critics expressed that he felt "the acceptance of ignorance" on Gd Vibes.[33] Skinner released his debut single "This is Home" in August 2015,[34] before releasing his debut self-titled album in November 2015.[35] Critics described the album Cavetown as "an eclectic mix of acoustic and electronic".[36] 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

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Cavetown performing "Boys Will Be Bugs".

In 2016, Skinner released his second studio album, 16/04/16.[37] 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.[38]

In April 2017, whilst still at Sixth Form College, Skinner reached the final of the Cambridge Band Competition, winning both Best Acoustic Act and the Kimberley Rew Award for Songwriting, and went on to play at Strawberry Fair in June 2017. In 2018, he released his third album, Lemon Boy. As of November 2022, the album's title track has amassed 54 million streams on Spotify and 28 million views on YouTube.[39][40]

2019–2021: Animal Kingdom, Sleepyhead and Man's Best Friend

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Cavetown in 2019

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, Chloe Moriondo and Spookyghostboy.[41][42][43] He produced the single "Prom Dress" by Mxmtoon, which has gained over 152 million streams on Spotify and has been used in over 100,000 videos on the video-sharing platform TikTok.[44][45][46] The single was featured on Mxmtoon's debut album The Masquerade, which was also fully produced by Skinner.[47] Skinner performed on the Acoustic Stage at Victorious Festival in August 2019.[48] He signed under Sire Records in 2019 where he released the single "Telescope" ahead of his upcoming album, later announced as Sleepyhead.[41] Skinner embarked on a series of sold-out worldwide headlining tours in October 2019. He played on tour at 31 venues in the US and 15 venues in the UK over the space of four months.[41] He was joined by Hunny and Mxmtoon for a few shows in the UK tour,[49][50] as well as Field Medic and Chloe Moriondo for a few shows in the US tour.[41] 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.[51]

In 2020, Skinner released his major label debut album Sleepyhead,[19] and appeared on the Recording Academy's Sessions series in support of MusiCares.[52][53] He cancelled the tour in support of Sleepyhead due to the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020.[54] In July 2020, Skinner collaborated with Tessa Violet on the single "Smoke Signals" and announced the launch of his unisex clothing line Cave Collective.[55]

In 2021, he released the extended play Man's Best Friend.[56]

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.[57] Worm Food features guests such as Pierce the Veil, Beabadoobee, and Chloe Moriondo.[58] In 2024, Skinner released the extended play Little Vice. In June 2024, Skinner announced that he had been released from his contract with Sire Records, and released a cover of the Mitski song "My Love Mine All Mine" through Many Hats Distribution.[59][60]

Personal life

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Skinner has stated that he is on both the aromantic and asexual spectrums.[61][62] He came out as transgender in September 2020.[63] His pronouns are he/they.[64] Skinner lives in Cambridge as of 2019.[3] He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[65]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[66] 		US
Heat
[67] 		US
Folk
[68]
Cavetown[35]
  • Released: 9 November 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
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16/04/16[37]
  • Released: 15 August 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
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Lemon Boy[69]
  • Released: 1 January 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
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Sleepyhead[70]
  • Released: 27 March 2020
  • Label: Sire Records
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
 52 12 16
Worm Food
  • Released: 4 November 2022
  • Label: Sire Records
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, vinyl
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Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.
ENC
[71]
Dear.[72]
6
Man's Best Friend
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little vice
  • Released: 23 February 2024[75]
  • Label: Sire Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Mixtapes

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Title Details
Animal Kingdom[76]
  • Released: 12 April 2019
  • Label: Oat Milk
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl

Singles

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As lead artist

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Year Title[77] Certifications Album/EP
2015 "Devil Town"
Cavetown
"This Is Home" Non-album single
2018 "Lemon Boy"
Lemon Boy
"Just Add Water"
Dear.
"Juliet" Animal Kingdom: Sandy[b]
"Boys Will Be Bugs" Animal Kingdom: Comet[b]
2019 "Advice" Animal Kingdom: Ash[b]
"Self Control" (Frank Ocean cover) Animal Kingdom: Shells[b]
"Hug All Ur Friends" Animal Kingdom: Jackson[b]
"Home" 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
2020 "Sweet Tooth"
Sleepyhead
"I Miss My Mum"
"Smoke Signals" (feat. Tessa Violet) Non-album single
"Sharpener"
Man's Best Friend
2021 "Sharpener's Calling Me Again" (feat. Kina) 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
2022 "squares"
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"
2023 "del mar county fair 2008" (Underscores cover) Non-album single
"glacier meadow" (feat. Field Medic)
little vice
2024 "let them know they're on your mind" little vice
"let them know they're on your mind"(acoustic)
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Year Title[77] Album/EP
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

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Year Title Certifications Album/EP
2018 "Fool" Lemon Boy

Bandcamp releases

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as Cavetown[15]

  • Everything Is Made of Clouds (2013)[28]
  • Gd Vibes (2014)[29]
  • Covers (2015)[84]
  • Youtube Covers (2015)[85]
  • Nervous Friends // Pt. 1 (2015)[30]
  • Everything Is Made of Stars (2015)[32]

as brother[1]

  • balance (2015)[31][86]
  • not anywhere (alex g cover) (2018)[87]
  • bny rabit (2018)[88]
  • i want to meet your dog (2018)[89]
  • Hate (2019)[90]

Notes

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  1. ^ Skinner uses "he/him" and "they/them" pronouns. This article uses "he/him" pronouns for consistency.
  2. ^ a b c d e The full mixtape album Animal Kingdom was released in a series of 5 single sets over the space of 4 months, starting with Animal Kingdom: Sandy which was released on 28 November 2018 and ending with Animal Kingdom: Jackson which was released on 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Trying Not to Cry", which was released in 2021 by Kina with Cavetown as a featured artist, was remixed and released by Cavetown (without Kina) under the title "Grocery Store" in 2022.

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