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{{short description|American folk band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Caamp
| origin          = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| genre           = [[Folk music|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 music|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.<ref name="thedailytexan">{{cite web |last1=McWhirter |first1=Christa |title=Folk band Caamp discusses changing industry, new music |url=https://thedailytexan.com/2018/11/01/folk-band-caamp-discusses-changing-industry-new-music/ |publisher=[[The Daily Texan]] |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="columbusdispatch">{{cite web |last1=Oller |first1=Julia |title=Local Limelight: Caamp |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/08/31/local-limelight-caamp/24019065007/ |publisher=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="inckc">{{cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Timothy |title=Meet Caamp, a guitar/banjo duo getting much indie-folk love on Spotify |url=https://inkkc.com/articles/143970964/ |publisher=Ink |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="thedailyherald">{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/lifestyle/20180608/plugged-in-folk-duo-howls-at-moon-with-new-release|title=Plugged In: Folk duo howls at the moon with new release|last1=Christen|first1=Mike|publisher=[[Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee)|The Daily Herald]]|accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> Their second album, ''By and By'', was released in 2019 under [[Mom + Pop Music]]. "Peach Fuzz" is a single on the album.<ref name="columbusunderground">{{cite web |last1=Fleisher |first1=Grace |title=Setting Up CAAMP With Ohio's Own |url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/setting-up-caamp-with-ohios-own-gf1-2 |publisher=Columbus Underground |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="inckc" />
Caamp appeared as an act at the 2019 [[Mo Pop Festival]] in [[Detroit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8501149/mo-pop-festival-lineup-2019-tame-impala-vampire-weekend-ella-mai-detroit|title=Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend & Ella Mai Set to Headline Detroit's Mo Pop Festival|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> They also appeared at the 2019 [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aclfestival.com/artist/caamp/|title=Caamp|website=ACL Music Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> 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 charts|''Billboard'' Emerging Artists chart]]. ''By and By'' debuted at number one on the [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums|title=Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8526841/caamp-cuco-burna-boy-debut-emerging-artists-chart|title=Caamp, Cuco & Burna Boy Debut On Emerging Artists Chart|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-08-14}}
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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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-paris-jacksons-dreamy-new-ep-the-lost-3165041|title=Listen to Paris Jackson's dreamy new EP, 'The Lost'|first=Elizabeth|last=Aubrey|date=February 19, 2022}}</ref>
On August 9, 2024, Caamp was featured on the remix of "[[Evergreen (Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners song)|Evergreen]]" by the folk rock band Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evergreen (feat. Caamp) - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/evergreen-feat-caamp-single/1756386291 |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=25 August 2024 |date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="2"| Peak positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2022-07-09/|title=Billboard 200: Week of July 9, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat.]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-08-10|title=Heatseekers Albums - August 10, 2019|date=|website=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807090402/https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2019-08-10 |archive-date=2019-08-07 |access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''Caamp''
|2016
| — || —
|-
!scope="row"|''Boys''
|2018
| — || —
|-
!scope="row"|''By & By''
|2019
| — || 1
|-
!scope="row"|''Live from Newport Music Hall''
|2020
| — || —
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Lavender Days]]''
|2022
| 83 || —
|}
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="1"| Peak<br>chart<br>positions
! rowspan="2" |[[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! rowspan="2" | Album
|-
![[Adult Alternative Songs|US<br>AAA]]<br/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2019-11-02|title=Adult Alternative Songs - November 2, 2019|last=|first=|date=|website=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029100426/https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2019-11-02 |archive-date=2019-10-29 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2020-03-28|title=Adult Alternative Songs - March 28, 2020|last=|first=|date=|website=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329113032/https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2020-03-28 |archive-date=2020-03-29 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Penny, Heads Up"
| rowspan="5" |2019
|align="center"|—
|
| rowspan="5" align="center" |''By & By''
|-
! scope="row" |"No Sleep"
|align="center"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Wolf Song"
|align="center"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"Peach Fuzz"
|align="center"|1
|
|-
! scope="row" |"By and By"
|align="center"|12
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Caamp|access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Officer of Love"
| rowspan="1" |2020
|align="center"| 1
|
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Square One"
| rowspan="1" |2021
|align="center"|—
|
|-
! scope="row" | "Believe"
| rowspan="4" |2022
|align="center"|1
|
| rowspan="4" |''Lavender Days''
|-
! scope="row" | "Apple Tree Blues"
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" | "Lavender Girl"
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" | "The Otter"
|3
|
|}
=== Other certified singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" style="width:15em;" |Title
! rowspan="1" |Year
![[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! rowspan="1" style="width:15em;" |Album
|-
! scope="row" |"Vagabond"
| rowspan="1" |2016
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" />
|''Caamp''
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio]]
[[Category:Mom + Pop Music artists]]