American garage-rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was formed by Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been, and Nick Jago in 1998. The band's first two records, B.R.M.C. and Take Them On, On Your Own, showed great classic and hard rock influences. Their third album, Howl, developed a more concrete sound, including blues, rock, and folk influences. Baby 81, the band's fourth album, was released in April 2007 and has been described as "a driving rock'n'roll record that still maintains Howl's folky core."