Jacob Tilley
About
Original guitarist as well synthesizer and mellotron player for the rock band Young the Giant. The band's debut three singles all peaked inside the top 5 of the US Alternative Songs chart.
Before Fame
He came together as part of the original five band members to form a group called The Jakes, an acronym for all five band members names, in 2004. They became Young the Giant in 2010 after band member changes.
Trivia
He and Sameer Gadhia started the earliest version of The Jakes.
Family Life
He moved to the United States from England when he was 12 years old.
Associated With
Morrissey called Young the Giant one of his favorite new bands on the fansite True to You.
