Howler was an indie rock band from Minneapolis, 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, most notably from NME, where Howler was notably listed at No. 3 on their Best New Band of 2011 list and included Jordan Gatesmith in their 2011 Cool List. The band has also played festivals like SXSW, The Great Escape, Reading & Leeds and Rock the Garden.

On 13 January 2017, Gatesmith announced the disbandment of the band, in replacement of his new project, Wellness. 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.