biographical info
jacob earl (b.
1976-03-29) is an independent producer & songwriter based out of
ottawa, ontario, canada. jacob has been writing and recording music
since 1996, and releasing it for free on the internet since 2001.
jacob’s music consists mostly of conceptual storytelling, and frequently
jumps genres.
jacob also has an electronica alter-ego, Your First Lover.
jacob is working on a new serial album entitled horizontals.
solo discography:
slumber - 2001
tigers - 2002
without regrets - 2003
avec love - 2004
lost forest - 2005
because we didn’t look back - 2005
make believe - 2007
in reel time - 2007
the hoods (ep) - 2008
old habits die hard (ep) - 2008
we have lost contact (ep) - 2008
had we met in another life (ep) - 2010
horizontals - 2010-2011
jacob lives in ottawa, ontario, canada. he is also a photographer, and works for the federal government as a senior editor.
influences
bonnie prince billy
okkervil river
el-p
aesop rock
art of fighting
shearwater
the mountain goats
arab strap
elf power
john vanderslice
mark kozelek
malcolm middleton
hood