Biography
Jake Carver grew up in North Dakota without access to alternative radio, independent record stores, or even coffeeshops. Unable to take the Top 40 of the time, he found refuge in a classic rock station where he discovered deep cuts of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Blind Faith, Traffic, and others. While coming of age as a songwriter in the indie rock movement, he always returned to the sounds of the 1970s, forging a sound simultaneously nostalgic and new.
Jake plied his trade as an acoustic singer/songwriter for many years from Austin, Texas to Seattle, Washington. After releasing one full-length CD, Done Gone, as a solo artist, he decided he wanted to create songs with instruments closer to the ones in his head, and he allied with a full spectrum of backing musicians in the making of his second CD, Only Too Well, which came out in December of 2008. While he still picks up and plays his acoustic guitar, he has no plans to return to a solo act any time soon.
Instrumentation
Jacob Carver - vocals, guitars, harmonica, organ
Travis Hartnett - guitars
Tom Albers - guitars, lap steel, mandolin
Van Bergen - keyboards
Brad Gibson - drums
Darren Ross - bass
Discography
Done Gone -- July 2007
Only Too Well -- December 2008
Links
| JacobCarver.com official site |
| MySpace page |