Caamp (band)

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Caamp
OriginColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
GenresFolk
LabelsMom + Pop Music
Websitehttp://caamptheband.com/
Members
  • Evan Westfall
  • Taylor Meier
  • Matt Vinson
Joseph Kavalec

Caamp (stylized as CAAMP) is an American folk band from Athens, Ohio. To date, the group has released two albums and one EP.

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 two 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][3]

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 August 2019, Caamp made their debut on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. By and By debuted at #1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[8][9]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Album Peak

positions

US

Heat

[10]

2016 CAAMP —
2018 Boys —
2019 By & By 1

Singles[]

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
US
AAA
[11][12]
"Penny, Heads Up" 2019 — By & By
"No Sleep" —
"Wolf Song" —
"Peach Fuzz" 1
"By and By" 12
"Officer of Love" 2020 1 Non-album singles
"Square One" 2021 —

References[]

  1. ^ McWhirter, Christa. "Folk band Caamp discusses changing industry, new music". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ Oller, Julia. "Local Limelight: Caamp". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Finn, Timothy. "Meet Caamp, a guitar/banjo duo getting much indie-folk love on Spotify". Ink. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ Christen, Mike. "Plugged In: Folk duo howls at the moon with new release". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Fleisher, Grace. "Setting Up CAAMP With Ohio's Own". Columbus Underground. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend & Ella Mai Set to Headline Detroit's Mo Pop Festival". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. ^ "Caamp". ACL Music Festival. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  9. ^ "Caamp, Cuco & Burna Boy Debut On Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  10. ^ "Heatseekers Albums - August 10, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - November 2, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - March 28, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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