[1] They have been compared to such bands as Mogwai, Sonic Youth, and High Dependency Unit, though they largely eschew any vocals or samples in their songs.
Jakob returned to Venn Studios in March 2001 to record their debut album with engineer David Holmes (also known from the band Kerretta).
Subsets of Sets was released April 2002 through New Zealand's Midium Records to good reviews and a nomination at the bNet independent music awards.
Also that year, they released the one-track mini-album Dominion, and played a 25-minute set at Radio New Zealand's Helen Young Studios (consisting of the songs Laburnum, Semaphore, Nice Day for an Earthquake, and Jimmy Hoffa).
Jakob played concerts all through New Zealand in August 2006 as part of the A Low Hum tour, and released their third album Solace in September 2006.
On 15 October 2022, bassist Maurice Beckett announced via Jakob's Facebook page that they would be heading into the studio to record a yet unnamed sixth album, beginning in January 2023.