A 20 year musical journey has seen Hawke's Bay based band, Jakob tour around the world, release numerous albums and gain a lengthy list of international accolades.
Since forming in 1998, guitarist Jeff Boyle, bassist Maurice Beckett, and drummer Jason Johnston have released four albums and two EP's within the post-rock niche.
Despite all their success, they still live in Hawke's Bay. They all have day jobs. Two are tradesmen, the other works in a music shop. They're family men. It's a slow burner, this band.
With this year marking their 20th anniversary, although they don't know the exact date they began, the guitarist looks back with fondness and notes that "it just feels like we've always been a band now".
He believes the secret to their longevity is the bond between them and the fact that "we still really enjoy playing music together".