Howlin' (Jagwar Ma album)

Howlin' is the debut album by Australian dance-rock band Jagwar Ma. It was released in June 2013 under Mom + Pop Music in the United States, Marathon in the United Kingdom and Europe, and Future Classic in Australia and New Zealand.

Howlin'
Studio album by Jagwar Ma
Released	13 August 2013 (2013-08-13)
Genre	Indie rock, madchester, indietronica, synthpop, experimental, alternative dance
Length	48:28
Label	Mom + Pop
Jagwar Ma chronology
Howlin' (2013) Every Now & Then (2016)
Singles from Howlin
"Come Save Me" Released: 24 January 2012 (2012-01-24)[1] "The Throw" Released: 1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)[2] "Man I Need" Released: 20 May 2013 (2013-05-20) "Uncertainty" Released: 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[3]
Metacritic	79/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Consequence of Sound	[6]
Financial Times	[7]
The Irish Times	[8]
Mojo	[9]
NME	9/10[10]
The Observer	[11]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[12]
Q	[13]
Uncut	7/10[14]

At the J Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[15]

The album was written and performed by band members Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield, and recorded and produced by Ma. It was mixed primarily by Ewan Pearson with additional mixes by Ma, Anthony Garvin and Steve Dub.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What Love"	3:53
2.	"Uncertainty"	4:02
3.	"The Throw"	6:43
4.	"That Loneliness"	2:52
5.	"Come Save Me"	5:14
6.	"Four"	6:32
7.	"Let Her Go"	2:56
8.	"Man I Need"	3:36
9.	"Exercise"	4:04
10.	"Did You Have To"	2:59
11.	"Backwards Berlin"	5:37

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	198
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	133
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]	37

References

1. "Come Save Me – Single by Jagwar Ma". iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
2. "The Throw – Single by Jagwar Ma". iTunes Store. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
3. "Howlin by Jagwar Ma reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. "Reviews for Howlin' by Jagwar Ma". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
5. Sendra, Tim. "Howlin' – Jagwar Ma". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
6. Kitching, Bryant (1 August 2013). "Album Review: Jagwar Ma – Howlin'". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
7. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (6 July 2013). "Jagwar Ma: Howlin". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. Carroll, Jim (14 June 2013). "Jagwar Ma: Howlin'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
9. "Jagwar Ma: Howlin'". Mojo (237): 89. August 2013.
10. Stubbs, Dan (7 June 2013). "Jagwar Ma – 'Howlin'". NME. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
11. Hoby, Hermione (9 June 2013). "Jagwar Ma: Howlin – review". The Observer. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
12. Cohen, Ian (21 June 2013). "Jagwar Ma: Howlin'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
13. "Jagwar Ma: Howlin'". Q (324): 108. July 2013.
14. "Jagwar Ma: Howlin'". Uncut (196): 90. September 2013.
15. "The J Award 2013". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
16. "Ultratop.be – Jagwar Ma – Howlin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
17. "Lescharts.com – Jagwar Ma – Howlin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
19. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
20. "Jagwar Ma Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2019.