“That venue is where Evan and I grew up watching our favorite bands,” Meier said. The group also achieved a milestone last year, selling out three nights at the Newport Music Hall on High Street in Columbus. Caamp’s latest album, “By & By,” was released in 2019. Next came more streaming success, a partnership with Mick Management, a consistent touring schedule and more records. We’re just like, ‘We’re not doing anything. “We started getting calls and emails, people wanting to FaceTime us and wondering what we’re doing. “We didn’t even have a manager,” Meier recalled. The track, “Ohio,” became a juggernaut on Spotify in 2016, making the platform’s Viral 50 chart and catapulting the band’s popularity. Other performers at this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival include Tank and the Bangas, Lydia Loveless, snarls and Counterfeit Madison. on both days - featuring different lineups that had not been announced by press time - on the Stuart’s Opera House YouTube channel. Meier will join his bandmates, banjo player Evan Westfall and bassist Matt Vinson, as the headlining act of a special, virtual edition of the Nelsonville Music Festival on Friday and Saturday. “In many cases, humans are what’s wrong and we need to be doing more.” “I’ve been feeling a buildup of rage, really, just for the environmental pains that humans have caused increasingly and especially in this latest (presidential) administration - repealing (environmental policies),” said singer/guitarist Taylor Meier, 26, of the Old North. The group’s newest single, “Fall, Fall, Fall,” released last week, is in part a plea for others to act against climate change and other threats to nature before it’s too late. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Columbus trio is passionate about the environment. They kicked off 2021 with 'Officer of Love' hitting #1 at AAA radio for 2 consecutive weeks.It has been about four years since Caamp broke through to national acclaim with a song about local life.įrom there, the folk band has built its brand with lyrics about emerald green oceans, shooting stars and long trips. The band then celebrated another victory in 2020 with their single 'By and By' resting snugly in the Top 5 Most Spun on Sirius XM's Alt Nation. Not long after the release of Live From Newport Music Hall, Caamp kept themselves busy by releasing the singles and companion videos for 'Officer Of Love' and 'Fall Fall Fall' via their label home, Mom + Pop. The recording contains live versions of songs off their most recent album, By and By. The five-track recording was taken from one of their seminal hometown shows in Columbus, OH. The trio later released their first live EP Live From Newport Music Hall. The performance was filmed in Caamp's hometown of Columbus, OH during quarantine. In early 2020, Caamp performed on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. After a victorious 2019 festival season playing Firefly, Shaky Knees, Forecastle, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits, Great Escape and many more, Caamp kicked off a major US headlining tour in September of 2019 and sold out show after show. Caamp then scored their first #1 at radio with their single 'Peach Fuzz,' made their late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and followed that up with a killer performance on CBS This Morning Saturday. By and By entered the Billboard Top 200, was the #1 Heatseeker, #1 on the New Artist Alternative Albums, top 5 vinyl album sales for the week and entered the Alternative and Emerging Artist charts. In week one of the release of their full-length, By and By on Mom + Pop, Caamp made multiple chart debuts. A self-titled 2016 debut album took flight, Evan and Taylor brought a third member and longtime friend, Matt Vinson, to join on bass just before recording By and By. The two began writing and performing and quickly grew a rabid fan base. Caamp formed when Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall met and bonded over a shared love of music and a shared love of home, specifically the inspiration they culled from the Midwest lives they grew up in.
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