Caamp Explained

Caamp
Origin:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genre:Folk
Label:Mom + Pop Music
Website:http://caamptheband.com/
Current Members:
  • Evan Westfall
  • Taylor Meier
  • Matt Vinson
  • Joseph Kavalec

Caamp (stylized as CAAMP) is an American folk band from Upper Arlington, Ohio.

History

The band began as a project between childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who met at a summer camp while they were middle school students.[1] [2] [3] Meier and Westfall graduated from Upper Arlington High School in 2012. In 2013 Taylor began playing in coffee shops around Athens while studying at Ohio University. They later added bass player Matt Vinson and Joseph Kavalec on the keyboards.

To date, Caamp has released four albums. Their first album, self-titled, was released in 2016 on Square Roots Records. In 2018, Caamp released a six-song EP.[4] Their second album, By and By, was released in 2019 under Mom + Pop Music. "Peach Fuzz" is a single on the album.[5]

Caamp appeared as an act at the 2019 Mo Pop Festival in Detroit.[6] They also appeared at the 2019 Austin City Limits Music Festival.[7] In 2023 they were headliners at the Under the Big Sky festival in Whitefish, Montana.

In August 2019, Caamp made their debut on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. By and By debuted at number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[8] [9]

On June 24, 2022, the band released their third studio album, Lavender Days. The release of the album was preceded by three singles: "Believe", "Apple Tree Blues", and "Lavender Girl". Their song Apple Tree Blues was featured on Barack Obama's summer playlist.

On February 18, 2022, Caamp collaborated with Paris Jackson on her The Lost EP, on the song "Lost".[10]

Discography

Albums

TitleYearPeak positions
US
[11]
US
Heat.

[12]
Caamp2016
Boys2018
By & By20191
Live from Newport Music Hall2020
Lavender Days202283

Singles

TitleYearPeak
chart
positions
CertificationsAlbum
US
AAA

[13] [14]
"Penny, Heads Up"2019By & By
"No Sleep"
"Wolf Song"
"Peach Fuzz"1
"By and By"12
"Officer of Love"2020 1rowspan="2"
"Square One"2021
"Believe"20221Lavender Days
"Apple Tree Blues"
"Lavender Girl"
"The Otter"3

Other certified singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McWhirter . Christa . Folk band Caamp discusses changing industry, new music . . 11 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Oller . Julia . Local Limelight: Caamp . . 11 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Finn . Timothy . Meet Caamp, a guitar/banjo duo getting much indie-folk love on Spotify . Ink . 11 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Plugged In: Folk duo howls at the moon with new release. Christen. Mike. The Daily Herald. 11 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Fleisher . Grace . Setting Up CAAMP With Ohio's Own . Columbus Underground . 11 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend & Ella Mai Set to Headline Detroit's Mo Pop Festival. Billboard. 2019-08-14.
  7. Web site: Caamp. ACL Music Festival. en-US. 2019-08-14.
  8. Web site: Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart. Billboard. 2019-08-14.
  9. Web site: Caamp, Cuco & Burna Boy Debut On Emerging Artists Chart. Billboard. 2019-08-14.
  10. Web site: Listen to Paris Jackson's dreamy new EP, 'The Lost'. Elizabeth. Aubrey. February 19, 2022.
  11. Billboard 200: Week of July 9, 2022. Billboard. May 30, 2023.
  12. Web site: Heatseekers Albums - August 10, 2019. Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807090402/https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-08-10 . 2019-08-07 . 8 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Adult Alternative Songs - November 2, 2019. Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029100426/https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2019-11-02 . 2019-10-29 . 9 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Adult Alternative Songs - March 28, 2020. Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329113032/https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2020-03-28 . 2020-03-29 . 9 January 2020.
  15. United States. Caamp. February 18, 2021.