Claw Hammer

The Profile

Claw Hammer is an American punk/garage rock band formed in California in 1986, noted for raw, abrasive energy and a 1991 song-for-song cover of Devo’s debut.

American punk/garage group active 1986–2000; released a full-album cover of Devo’s Q: Are We Not Men? in 1991 on Sympathy for the Record Industry; associated key albums include Ramwhale and Pablum.

One review celebrates Claw Hammer’s 1991, track-by-track cover of Devo’s debut as a fantastic, urgent indie‑punk reinterpretation. It highlights cuts like Space Junk, Mongoloid/Jocko‑Homo, Gut Feeling, and the re-cover of Satisfaction. Overall tone is witty and highly favorable.