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Widemouth

Widemouth

Chicago folk-rock quartet Widemouth turn shared friendship into songcraft on their live-tracked, barn-recorded debut 'No Gasoline.'

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Widemouth

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MOODS · warm · intimate · communal · tender · folk-rock · live-tracked · reflective · friendship-centered · earnest · unvarnished · melancholic · grounded

BIOGRAPHY

Widemouth formed in Chicago in 2023 when vocalists and guitarists Mak Carnahan and Jamie Eder began playing Paul Simon and Big Thief covers in a Northwestern University dorm basement. The pair expanded into a full band with drummer Lily Mitchell and bassist Pat Pilch, and together they wrote and recorded their debut album, 'No Gasoline,' entirely live over five days in a makeshift studio inside a rural Indiana barn. The record arrived May 29, 2026 via Urban Scandal Records. Rather than mining romance for detail, the band trains its songwriting on the textures of friendship itself, with the members describing the album as a shared expression of collective pain. 'No Gasoline' is dedicated to Moon Blauner, a loved one who died of cancer during the album's creation. Prior to the LP, Widemouth released the debut EP 'Well' through Early Work Records, made with longtime collaborator Sam Genualdi.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Widemouth's debut doesn't sound like a first outing: critics have pointed to the precision of its compositions and the tenderness with which the band renders the people and places in their lives, calling the authenticity audible from the record's opening notes. Recording live over five days in an Indiana barn gives 'No Gasoline' an unvarnished intimacy, while its focus on friendship rather than romance marks a distinct lyrical angle among contemporary singer-songwriters. The album's dedication to a friend lost during its making deepens its emotional stakes without tipping into sentimentality.

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