It's not an avalanche yet, but Jacobstone is beginning to roll. Dave Bunker, of True Tunes, compares them to another group he helped discover - Sixpence None the Richer. The Sixpence comparison is apt but limited. Although they take their name for the Old Testament story of Jacob's Ladder and they're all committed believers, Jacobstone is not a specifically Christian band.
Songs cover a wide variety of themes and topics and only a few have a specifically spiritual focus.
Delineating the band's exact focus is admittedly something of a challenge. Jacobstone grew from the boyhood friendship of Fink and drummer Chris Johnson. The guys got to know bassist Dan Spransy by working with his former band, Remnant. Dan's sister AnjaSpransy came on board after one of the band's early guitarists left. Anja sings and plays keyboards and gives the band much of its strongly melodic content.