# Howler (band) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howler_(band) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howler_(band).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_(band) > Source revision: 1337495858 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indie-rock band from Minneapolis}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Howler | image = Howler at Rough Trade East.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Howler performing at [Rough Trade East](/source/Rough_Trade_East), London in 2012 | origin = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), United States | genre = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock), [surf rock](/source/surf_rock), [garage rock](/source/garage_rock) | years_active = 2010–2017 | label = [Rough Trade](/source/Rough_Trade_Records) | associated_acts = {{hlist|Total Babe|Nice Purse|France Camp|Dee Dee Mayo|Real Numbers|[The Vaccines](/source/The_Vaccines)|[The Orwells](/source/The_Orwells)|[Lowtide](/source/Lowtide)|Wellness}} | website = {{URL|www.yeehawboys.com/}} {{URL|www.americagiveup.com/}} | past_members = Jordan Gatesmith
Ian Nygaard
Yayo Trujillo
Hiram Sevilla
Daniel Hupp
France Camp (Jay Simonson)
Brent Mayes
Louis Umbarger
Max Petrek
Rory MacMurdo }} '''Howler''' was an [indie rock](/source/indie_rock){{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/music/the-minneapolis-band-howler-at-pianos-review.html?_r=1|title=Some Smoother Edges, Soon to Come|author=Jon Caramanica| work=[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)|date=January 19, 2012|accessdate=January 22, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/features/howler-theres-nothing-really-serious-about-this-band|title=Howler: 'There's Nothing Really Serious About This Band'|author=Harriet Jennings| work=[This Is Fake DIY](/source/This_Is_Fake_DIY)|date=January 15, 2012|accessdate=January 22, 2012}} band from [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). The group consisted of Jordan Gatesmith on lead guitar and vocals, Ian Nygaard on guitar, Yayo Trujillo on bass and Hiram Sevilla on drums. Howler received international acclaim,Diver, Mike [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/29cg/ "Howler This One's Different"], July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011Garret, Jonathan [http://www.citypages.com/2011-06-22/music/howler-might-be-minneapolis-s-next-big-band/ "Howler might be Minneapolis' next big band"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108063015/http://www.citypages.com/2011-06-22/music/howler-might-be-minneapolis-s-next-big-band/ |date=January 8, 2012 }}, June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011Lester, Paul [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/13/new-band-howler/ "New band of the day: Howler"], July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011 most notably from [NME](/source/NME), which named Howler their No. 3 Best New Band of 2011NME [https://www.nme.com/photos/50-best-new-bands-of-2011/217451/1/1#48 "Best New Bands of 2011"], June 3, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.Swensson, Andrea. [http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/06/howler_featured_nme.php/ "Howler named one of NME's 50 best new bands of 2011"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125213412/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/06/howler_featured_nme.php |date=November 25, 2011 }}, "[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)," June 8, 2011. Retrieved on November 26, 2011. and included Jordan Gatesmith in their [2011 Cool List](/source/NME's_Cool_List).NME [https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=147&p=11463&title=nme_cool_list_2011&more=1&c=1|NME Cool List 2011], November 21, 2011. Retrieved on November 26, 2011.Thomson, George [https://gtsnewmusic.blogspot.com/ "Keep Your Eyes Peeled"] Retrieved on December 15, 2011. The band has also played festivals like [SXSW](/source/SXSW), [The Great Escape](/source/The_Great_Escape_Festival), [Reading & Leeds](/source/Reading_%26_Leeds) and [Rock the Garden](/source/Rock_the_Garden). ==History== ===Formation and ''This One's Different'' EP=== left|thumb|upright|Jordan Gatesmith Nineteen-year-old Jordan Gatesmith began Howler out of boredom in 2010 with former member Daniel Hupp. Before Howler, he had created other bands without much success. "I was starting bands what seemed like every other week," explained Gatesmith. "We had a metal band for a while. We had one called Gay Animals, another called A-Cups, but none of them really lasted that long".{{cite web|last=Garret|first=Jonathan|title=Howler might be Minneapolis's next big band|url=http://www.soompi.com/news/album-review-jay-park-take-a-deeper-look|publisher=City Pages|accessdate=January 2, 2012}} Gatesmith met ex-keyboardist and bassist Max Petrek while on sky-diving course during a visit to Saint Paul. Each noticed the other tapping their feet to a Yardbirds song playing in the reception. Having similar tastes in music, Gatesmith and Petrek started playing together. Ian Nygaard and Jay Simonson (France Camp) were both members of Nice Purse when Gatesmith included them in the band. Both Howler and Nice Purse were on the same record label, SO-TM. Ex-drummer Brent Mayes knew Gatesmith from high school, although Mayes is four years older than Gatesmith, and was thus the oldest member of the band. Howler's first public performance was at the farmers market where they found financial success. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Gatesmith explained, "People thought the lyrics were really funny and they thought that we were being cute and kind of snide all at the same time. They're like, 'Well that's interesting.' "{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Chris|title=Overseas frenzy for Howler; back home, not so much|date=January 13, 2012 |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/13/howler-hometown-reception/|accessdate=11 March 2012}} Howler released its first EP ''[This One's Different](/source/This_One's_Different)'' in the United States on February 14, 2011. The band opened for [Tapes 'n Tapes](/source/Tapes_'n_Tapes) on their North American tour. In April 2011 freelance writer Jon Garret watched Howler perform at their release show. While he believed the band was not musically mature yet, Garret thought Howler had potential. He especially saw something special in Gatesmith: "And I guess what really drew me to them was Jordan just really had this phenomenal stage presence that I don't see very often, especially in younger bands." Garret sent Howler's EP to London-based record label [Rough Trade Records](/source/Rough_Trade_Records) without the band's knowledge. The label was impressed with the band and signed Howler to a record deal in summer 2011. The band then supported [The Vaccines](/source/The_Vaccines) on their U.K tour, as well as shows in Japan. ''This One's Different'' was released in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011, and received favorable reviews—NME in particular. Emily Mackay writes that while Howler is not different from other bands, it does "make commonplace components fly with a brilliant nonchalance".{{cite web|last=Mackay|first=Emily|title=Album Review: Howler - 'This One's Different'|date=August 8, 2011|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/howler/12244|publisher=NME|accessdate=January 2, 2012}} NME named Howler their No. 3 Best New Band of 2011. In addition, Gatesmith No. 44 on NME's list of the 50 Coolest People of 2011. ===''America Give Up''=== Howler's debut album ''America Give Up'' was released in January 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/music/the-minneapolis-band-howler-at-pianos-review.html|title=Some Smoother Edges, Soon to Come|work=[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)|author=Jon Caramanica|date=January 19, 2012|accessdate=January 22, 2012}} The band released the first track from their album "Back of Your Neck" for digital download off their website. Howler later released a music video for the song. Howler spent most of 2012 in the UK promoting America Give Up, as well as stopping off in Australia, Japan and various European countries. During this time, the band played with acts such as [Alabama Shakes](/source/Alabama_Shakes) and [Oberhofer](/source/Oberhofer). The band was #10 on the 20 best new bands of 2012 by [Paste Magazine](/source/Paste_Magazine). The band played a hometown show at [Rock the Garden](/source/Rock_the_Garden) on June 16, 2012. Howler played NME's first "Generation Next Tour" throughout October 2012. They played throughout the UK, ending at Brighton's "The Haunt" on October 31. Support came from The Cast of Cheers, Gross Magic and [Splashh](/source/Splashh). ===''World Of Joy''=== In an interview with [Paste Magazine](/source/Paste_Magazine), Gatesmith announced Howler's plans for a second album, which is inspired by 1960s [pop](/source/Pop_music): “I’d say it’s more like the [Yardbirds](/source/Yardbirds), even a bit psychedelic," said Gatesmith. "I’m really into [The Rolling Stones](/source/The_Rolling_Stones)’ more psychedelic records like [Between the Buttons](/source/Between_the_Buttons), [Aftermath](/source/Aftermath_(The_Rolling_Stones_album)), [Their Satanic Majesties Request](/source/Their_Satanic_Majesties_Request). And also a lot of early ‘60s crooners kind of like Dion [DiMucci] and [Del Shannon](/source/Del_Shannon) just for pop sensibilities." Gatesmith stated that he "hoped to release the second album by March 2013".{{cite web|last=Saunders|first=Hilary|title=Howler Writing '60s Pop-Inspired Second Album Album Expected Early 2013|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/03/howler-already-writing-songs-for-second-album.html|publisher=Paste Magazine|accessdate=March 11, 2012}} Featured in "The Fly Magazine" in June 2013, information on album number 2, old working title "Wasteland Blues" was given. The album is an homage to Bob Dylan, and current tracks written for the album are "Fake Flowers" and "Indictment", very much a continuation of Gatesmith's obsession with "60s garage rock and psychedelic, but also for hardcore punk and a lot of other new wave stuff.".{{Cite web|url=http://mamacolive.com/thefly/feature/in-the-studio/1019509/howler-in-the-studio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907172119/http://mamacolive.com/thefly/feature/in-the-studio/1019509/howler-in-the-studio/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2013|title=Howler In The Studio / Features / Music News from THE FLY - The UK's Most Popular Music Magazine|date=September 7, 2013}} On January 21, 2014, Howler announced via their Facebook page that their second album, titled ''World of Joy'', would be released on March 25, 2014, via Rough Trade Records. They subsequently released the music video for the first single off of the new album, "Don't Wanna", via their Vevo channel on YouTube. On January 25, the band played [The Current](/source/KCMP)'s 9th birthday party at [First Avenue](/source/First_Avenue_(nightclub)), playing new songs off World of Joy before its release. In the week leading up to the release of ''World of Joy'', Howler performed around Minneapolis in promotion of the new album. They played the Electric Fetus on March 19, the [Triple Rock Social Club](/source/Triple_Rock_Social_Club) on March 20 (''World of Joy'' release show) and [Radio K](/source/Radio_K)'s "Off The Record" on March 21. They departed for their UK and European tour on March 21. On March 18, Howler released the music video for their second single from "World Of Joy", "Indictment" also via their Vevo channel on YouTube. On March 25, Howler released sophomore LP "World Of Joy" via Rough Trade Records. ===Beyond ''World of Joy''=== In summer 2015, Gatesmith relocated to Los Angeles, taking on Yayo Trujillo on bass and Hiram Sevilla on drums. This version of the group played shows around the Los Angeles area and in Mexico.{{cn|date=February 2026}} In an interview with KZSC Santa Cruza, Gatesmith confirmed both that Howler are working on either a third record or a series of EPs, and that the band had parted ways with Rough Trade Records.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/lukewhalls/jordan-gatesmith-of-howler-interview-kzsc-santa-cruz-271215|title=Jordan Gatesmith of Howler Interview - KZSC Santa Cruz, 27/12/15|website=Soundcloud.com}} The new material has been recorded in January 2016 with Alex Newport producing. Material was also recorded in June 2015 including Nygaard.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} ===Disbandment=== On January 13, 2017, Gatesmith announced the disbandment of Howler and the formation of his new project, called Wellness.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/wellness.rx/|title=Wellness Rx|website=Facebook.com}} He later explained further that "there were no fights nor arguments" and "the words “breaking up” or “disbanding” were never even mentioned by anyone" in addition about the band's break-up.{{cite web|last=Boller|first=Jay|title=Jordan Gatesmith on former buzz-band Howler splitting up, launching new group Wellness|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/jordan-gatesmith-on-former-buzz-band-howler-splitting-up-launching-new-group-wellness/411142275|publisher=City Pages|accessdate= December 9, 2017}} On April 17, 2020, Howler released the single "Say It Again," released without a record label via Jordan Gatesmith.{{cn|date=February 2026}} ==Timeline== ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:25 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:120 top:0 right:30 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2010 till:01/01/2017 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:2 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:01/01/2011 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:01/01/2012 Colors = id:lead value:green legend:Lead_Guitar id:rhythm value:yellow legend:Rhythm_Guitar id:bass value:purple legend:Bass id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:drums value:blue legend:Drums id:Keyboards value:orange legend:Keyboards LineData = at:08/01/2011 color:black layer:back at:01/17/2012 color:black layer:back at:03/24/2014 color:black layer:back BarData = bar:Jordan text:Jordan Gatesmith bar:Daniel text:Daniel Hupp bar:Ian text:Ian Nygaard bar:Rory text:Rory MacMurdo bar:Max text:Max Petrek bar:France text:France Camp bar:Brent text:Brent Mayes PlotData= width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4) bar:Jordan from:01/01/2010 till:end color:vocals bar:Jordan from:01/01/2010 till:end color:Lead width:2.5 bar:Daniel from:01/01/2010 till: 03/01/2011 color:rhythm bar: Daniel from:01/01/2010 till: 03/01/2011 color:vocals bar:Rory from:06/01/2013 till: 11/01/2014 color:drums bar:Ian from:01/01/2010 till:end color:rhythm bar:Max from:01/01/2010 till:06/01/2012 color:keyboards bar:Max from:06/01/2012 till:11/01/2014 color:bass bar:France from:06/15/2011 till:04/01/2012 color:bass bar: Brent from:01/01/2010 till:05/01/2013 color:drums ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''[America Give Up](/source/America_Give_Up)'' (2012), [Rough Trade](/source/Rough_Trade_Records) *''[World of Joy](/source/World_of_Joy_(Howler_album))'' (2014), Rough Trade ===EPs=== *''[This One's Different](/source/This_One's_Different)'' (2011), Rough Trade ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Howler}} * {{Official website|http://yeehawboys.com//}} {{Authority control}} Category:Indie rock musical groups from Minnesota Category:Rough Trade Records artists Category:Musical groups established in 2010 Category:2010 establishments in Minnesota Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2017 Category:Musical groups from Minneapolis --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howler (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_(band)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_(band)?action=history)). 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