America Give Up

"America Give Up" is the debut album from Minneapolis five-piece Howler. Described as 'an 80s punk band cleaned up just enough so you could stick a corsage on it and take it to prom.' The vocals sound like a slightly twee Lux Interior, while the guitar skills remind one of Lou Reed on Transformer. Howler's overall sound can be described as a cross between the Cramps and the Replacements, with a dash of VU. After being the guitarist for several regionally successful projects, Jordan felt like it was time for his voice to be heard, and wanted to write and sing his own songs. Jordan has always had a natural affinity towards early 60s American rock and pop songs, as well as 80s punk, and he makes these influences his own.