Caveboy | |
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 Canadian indie pop band Caveboy performing in concert | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | indie pop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Members | Michelle Bensimon Isabelle Banos Lana Cooney |
Caveboy is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2015 in Montreal. The band released one self-titled extended play in 2015 and eight singles between 2016 and 2019. Their first full-length album, Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark , was released on January 31, 2020. [1]
The trio originally played music together beginning in 2012 under the name Diamond Bones. [2] They renamed the band to Caveboy in 2015. The members are queer-identified or vocal allies to the LGBTQ community. [3] [4] [5]
Caveboy's song "Color War" was featured in an episode of the television series Orange is the New Black. [6] Their track "Something Like Summer" appeared in the trailer of the 2018 film The New Romantic and in the 2020 Netflix miniseries Maid. [6] [7] The band's cover of the traditional Christmas song "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" was featured in the 2020 film Happiest Season . [8] The song "New Touch" appeared in an episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls . [9] The song "Home is Where" appears in an episode of the American comedy-drama television series You're the Worst . [6]
In 2019 the group toured with Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep. [10] [11] [12]
In the lead-up to the release of their single "Hide Your Love" from their upcoming album, Caveboy created an online escape room-style game. Fans were given daily clues via the band's social media channels to solve puzzles. For each correct answer, fans were provided with a segment of the song. [13] [14] [15]
On the week of October 31, 2019, "Hide Your Love" was voted the number one song in Canada on the CBC Music Top 20. [16]
The trio performed two shows at the 2019 Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival and Conference. [17] [18] [19]
Their debut album, Night in the Park, Kiss in the Dark , was released on January 31, 2020. [20] Album producer Derek Hoffman was nominated for the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award for the Juno Awards of 2020 for his work producing "Hide Your Love." [21]
The band won the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class in 2017. [23] [24] [25] They performed the following year at the Juno Award Gala Dinner. [26] [27] [28] [29] Caveboy won the 2022 Her Music Award. [30]
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