Open Wide (album)
Open Wide is the third album by Irish rock band Inhaler. It was released through Polydor Records on 7 February 2025, and was met with favourable critical reception.
The album debuted at No.2 on the UK Albums Chart, earning the band its third top-ten effort on the chart, following 2023's Cuts & Bruises and their chart-topping It Won't Always Be Like This. Open Wide entered atop the Irish Albums Chart, marking their third consecutive number one in the native country.
Background and release
In an interview with The Independent, Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson said that Open Wide reflects his "quarter-life crisis".Open Wide was released through Polydor Records on 7 February 2025.
Critical reception
It received positive reviews from The Independent, NME, and Clash, as well as a mixed review from MusicOMH.Track listing
NotesA "Hole in the Ground" was appended to streaming editions of the album later on, being released on October 29, 2025. It was added in November, 6 2025.Personnel
Inhaler
- Elijah Hewson – vocals, electric guitar ; background vocals
- Robert Keating – bass guitar, background vocals, synth bass
- Josh Jenkinson – keyboards, electric guitar, background vocals ; acoustic guitar, organ
- Ryan McMahon – drums, background vocals
Additional contributors
- Kid Harpoon – production, synthesizer, Hammond B3, background vocals
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Mark "Spike" Stent – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Brian Rajaratnam – engineering
- Liam Hebb – recording, engineering assistance
- Emi Trevena – additional engineering
- Andrea Cozzaglio – additional engineering, additional production, engineering, piano, programming
- Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
- Tommy Turner – mixing assistance
- Natalie Maddix – choir arrangement, alto vocals
- Daniel Thomas – choir arrangement
- Laura Leon – alto vocals
- Shayanne Campbell – alto vocals
- Siziwe Sayiya – alto vocals
- Cleo Stewart – soprano vocals
- Leanna Leid – soprano vocals
- Roslyn Adonteng – soprano vocals
- Vânia Lima – soprano vocals
- Anton Denny-Brown – tenor vocals
- Charles Dawson – tenor vocals
- Christian Jamieson Idos – tenor vocals
- Dean Patron – tenor vocals