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