The band consists of JC Brooks (vocals), Alec Lehrman (guitar), Theodore Berry the IV (bass), Jeremy Tromburg (keyboard), Jovia Armstrong (percussion) and Kevin Marks (drums).
A review by Paste magazine states the album "shows the band's maturation while staying true to the introspective lyrics and big sound for which they're known.
"[5] According to music blog Indie Shuffle, "Howl gives the listener the sense that the band has not only matured with their songwriting, but have understood how to take ownership of a sound that is singularly theirs while uniquely Chicago.
"[6] NPR Music also had high praise for Howl, stating "[the album] goes farther in rejecting the strictures of vintage by-the-booksism by exploring the ways other revivals—especially the new wave soul of the 1980s—have responded to the genre.
[8] Another single, "You Can't Break Me," was released in 2015, along with a music video filmed in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during the dead of winter.