by Anneke Howard-Smith

Robin Skinner, most popularly known by his stage name, Cavetown, released his latest
single, “Baby Spoon,” on the eighth of August this year. His music has always revolved around
rather soothing bedroom indie-rock sounding melodies. With “Baby Spoon,” he has moved more
towards an indie-pop sound, integrating pop and electronic elements into the song and making it
distinct from his other work.

Cavetown himself states, “My catalog moves from lo-fi bedroom recordings to richer,
self-produced pop, but at it’s core it’s always been about what I call ‘soft hands offering
understanding when the world felt too sharp.’” He has always intended to create a safe and
welcoming space, no matter the sound. His lyrics are always incredibly comforting, though even
he acknowledges that his music genre has evolved.

With Cavetown’s new song, he demonstrates a new level of vulnerability, specifically
about his relationship with his partner. He expresses his feelings about masculinity and how he
felt he had to be extremely masculine to be valid as a transgender man. In “Baby Spoon,” he
explains that those feelings of needing to be masculine disappear when he’s with his partner,
allowing himself to be a softer and more relaxed version of himself when he’s around her.
Anneke Howard-Smith

While Cavetown’s new single is astounding with the level of vulnerability he puts into it,
I have noticed a theme of a more indie-pop sound in both “Baby Spoon” and his most recent
album, Little Vice, which was released in 2024. His music is, at its core, the same content with
the vulnerability and lyrics. It has simply changed genres. He started off in 2015 with his selftitled
album, with a mix of indie-rock music and soft lo-fi bedroom tunes. Over the years, he has
released more albums and singles similar to his self-titled album. But this all changed with Little
Vice in 2024 and “Baby Spoon” just about two weeks ago.

This sparks the question: what will Cavetown’s music be like in the future?
I believe that that his music will continue to evolve and change throughout his career. His lo-fi
bedroom tunes have reached an end for now. He has now entered his indie-pop era and will
continue to produce more pop leaning music for the foreseeable future. He will eventually move
on to a different genre, as his music is ever evolving.