


I find it fulfilling to turn a pastime into something creative and it’s keeping me in contact with my friends while we have to be apart.” Since Minecraft is another one of my favorite games, I also decided to create a YouTube gaming channel. I also enjoy painting a lot - it calms my nerves and I plan on doing some more pieces during quarantine. I just recently got the Able Sisters shop, which is honestly the main thing getting me up in the mornings. Outside of the music: “I’m spending a lot of time working hard on my Animal Crossing: New Horizons town. Recommended Cavetown track: “Sweet Tooth,” from Sleepyhead Hometown: Oxford and Cambridge, United Kingdom “Writing a song is like creating a friend.” “And the fact that the tunes are able to do the same for others only makes the messages I write shine brighter for me,” he adds. “It helps me to use my own songs as a way to say things to myself which I need to hear, reassure and validate my own feelings, or help myself to appreciate the good things around me. “While I recognize it’s such a special gift to be able to positively impact people around the world with my music, I ultimately write it all for myself,” he tells Billboard. 18 on Americana/Folk Albums with 3,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.Ĭavetown’s music, a blend of indie and bedroom pop, touches on topics that are deeply personal, something that he acknowledges helps him makes sense of the world around him. 53 on the all-genre Top Album Sales chart and No. Sleepyhead, his first major label release via Sire Records, opens at No. Welcome to Cavetown's World, A Place That Feels Like Home He’s also begun establishing himself as a coveted touring act, selling out shows around the world. He dropped his debut self-titled album in 2015, and then followed it up with 16/04/16 and Lemon Boy in 20, respectively. Though Cavetown, 21, makes his Billboard chart debut this week, thanks to his new LP Sleepyhead, he’s been cultivating a following by independently releasing music for nearly a decade on YouTube and Bandcamp. Hailing from the U.K., indie pop singer-songwriter Cavetown (real name: Robin Skinner) is ready to make a name for himself stateside. 42 on the chart dated April 11 thanks to the success of his first major label studio album Sleepyhead. This week’s pick is English indie pop singer-songwriter Cavetown, who debuted at No. Whether they are new to the industry, or have been around for a while but are just starting to have a chart impact, the intention is to showcase where they are here and now.
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Welcome to Emerging Artists Spotlight, the Billboard series where we highlight a musician or band who has recently made their debut on the Emerging Artists chart.
