Chicago indie band Widemouth return with “Hotel Pool,” a raw, cathartic preview of their debut album No Gasoline, arriving May 29 via Urban Scandal Records. The single leans into heaviness without losing intimacy, tracing the uneasy grip of the past and the slow, necessary act of release. Vocalist and guitarist Mak Carnahan pushes her voice to a breaking point that feels less like collapse and more like liberation, while co-writer Jamie Eder describes the song’s closing slowdown as a moment of letting go.
Recorded live in a converted Indiana barn, No Gasoline captures the band’s chemistry in its most immediate form. Across thirteen tracks, Widemouth explore anger, grief, memory, and sobriety, but root everything in friendship and shared experience. That sense of collective vulnerability gives the record its pulse.
Formed from dorm room sessions covering folk and indie staples, the group has evolved into a focused, emotionally charged unit. Co-produced by Jack Henry and Sam Genualdi, the album reflects both rustic warmth and a sharpened artistic vision. Following their 2024 EP Well, Widemouth sound more confident, more expansive, and ready to define their place in the Midwest indie landscape. With “Hotel Pool,” they signal a bold, unflinching start to something lasting.
