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Jakobs Castle (Jakob Nowell) Signs To Epitaph Records

Posted by Kristen Swanson on July 10, 2023

Jakobs Castle (Jakob Nowell) Signs To Epitaph Records
Jakobs Castle (Jakob Nowell) Signs To Epitaph Records

Jakobs Castle, passion project of artist Jakob Nowell (son of late Sublime vocalist Bradley Nowell), has announced their signing to the legendary Epitaph Records. Born into music royalty, there is no denying that Jakob is influenced by his father’s legacy, but Jakobs Castle teeters on nostalgic melodies and cutting-edge sound. Jakob’s mission for the band is to “mix California’s past with the fresh mystery of internet underground culture.

Signing to Epitaph is a full circle moment for the musician born into the California punk scene, yet deciding to forge his own musical destiny in a way that’s relevant to today’s generation of listeners. “The tagline I’ve always had for this project is beach meets internet,” Jakob summarizes. “Once you swim in these songs for a while, that description makes perfect sense.”

On his label debut, Jakob comments: "”Time Traveler” is close to my heart because it’s the song that led me to signing with Epitaph. The song was born from a writing session between myself and Tim Armstrong. He had this hook that to my ears was so irresistibly catchy and inspiring that I added the verses in no time at all (pun intended). The song we came up with had an old school rocksteady vibe and I took it to my producer Jon Joseph to experiment with it. I wanted to merge the vintage feel and songwriting of Tim with the modern mysteriousness of underground bedroom production. The result is something more than the sum of its parts. Both thematically and sonically I want this song to take people on a little journey through time.”

“Time Traveler”
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Jakobs Castle On Tour

7/13 - Half Moon Bay, CA - Old Princeton Landing*

7/14 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Brew Rock*

7/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theater*

7/22 - Del Mar, CA – Del Mar Fairgrounds^

8/5 - Huntington Beach, CA – Sealegs*

8/12 - San Diego, CA - Music Box*

*w/ Long Beach Dub Allstars

^ w/ Steel Pulse

Jakobs Castle (Jakob Nowell) Signs To Epitaph Records
Jakobs Castle (Jakob Nowell) Signs To Epitaph Records

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