UK’s Cavetown brought his bedroom pop sound to Canada Life Place in London on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
Photographer Kevin Metcalfe was in the pit for SWOMP to capture these images:
With DIY ethos and a spiraling imagination, the singer-songwriter and producer Cavetown makes songs that excavate the deepest, unspoken parts of his heart.
Since releasing his first self-produced tracks at age 14, the Cambridge-based musician also known as Robin Skinner has become one of the leaders of his generation’s bedroom pop scene, amassing a global audience of fellow outsiders who connect to his lyrics of identity and belonging.
A sense of childlike wonder has been a guiding force for Cavetown ever since he taught himself how to produce and began uploading work on Bandcamp and YouTube as a young teenager.
Inspired by his love of fantasy, his songs slowly brought in a devoted online audience, leading to sold-out shows across the U.S. and U.K. behind his 2018 album Lemon Boy.
Shortly after releasing the LP, he signed to Sire Records and played festivals around the world like Reading and Leeds, Lollapalooza, and Primavera Sound.
Even with all his success, Cavetown remains committed to ensuring a tight-knit connection with his listeners.
In 2022, he created the This Is Home Project, which provides funds to foundations dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth in need.
Now, he remains motivated to keep sharing his honest feelings through his songs.
“From what I’ve been told, something about me and my music helps them to feel understood and that they’re not alone in who they are,” he says.
Follow him at https://cave.town/.