The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week: Janelle Haskell, Mista Midwest, George Mashour, Larkn, KUZbeats, Mei Semones, Shigeto, Disiniblud with Kelly Moran, State, Sex Change, Darrin James Band, and Winged Wheel.

Janelle Haskell
Dedications & Postcards
Genre: Folk, indie
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Second singer-songwriter album, following 2024's This Is Me, by an artist many folks will mostly know as a jazz artist. Album release show on Friday, October 24, at Chelsea's Rumpus Room. Haskell will put down her acoustic guitar and lead a jazz trio in the afterparty, playing saxophone and clarinet.
Links: janellehaskell.com

Mista Midwest
"Love Means"
Tha Warmup Tape pt.3
Genre: Hip-hop
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: New single and recent mixtape by the prolific MC.
Links: instagram.com/mistamidwestpromo

George Mashour
Waiting for My Man
Genre: Psychedelic rock
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Velvet Underground cover.
Links: instagram.com/mashourmusic | "The Psych Doctor: George Mashour's Vintage-Sounding Psychedelic Rock Album Was Inspired by His Consciousness Studies at U-M" [Pulp, March 24, 2025]

Larkn
"Make It the Most!" music video
Genre: Pop
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Title track from her recent EP. Filmed at WCC.
Links: larknmusic.com | "Better From Here Music aims to help local musicians find their voices—and their audiences" [Pulp, June 17, 2024]

KUZbeats
"Lenny Four Eight Four Four"
"Apartment Home"
Genre: Electronic
Location: Former Ann Arbor-ite
Notes: Two more quirky singles by the prolific composer.
Links: linktr.ee/kuzbeatsadinfinitum

Mei Semones
"Kurayami" b/w "Get Used to It"
Genre: Jazzy indie pop
Location: Former Ann Arbor-ite, Community High grad
Notes: Two new songs, plus a music video. Semones' first recordings since her terrific debut album, Animaru.
Links: meisemones.com

Shigeto
Purge 1
Genre: Electronica
Location: Former Ann Arbor-ite
Notes: Odds-and-ends collection on the new musician-focused distribution platform Sonica. "Techno / Electro / House inspired. Unmixed, Unmastered. Hardware and Reason. Recorded between 2020-2023 at the Portage Garage, Hamtramck MI."
Links: No embed is available; go to sonica.app/f7fhhj4gmumk | instagram.com/__shigeto 

Disiniblud
"Blue Rags, Raging Wind (Kelly Moran Remix)"
Genre: Ambient
Location: New York City project, and a former Ann Arbor-ite
Notes: New remix of a track by NYC's Disiniblud by U-M grad Moran, whose new album is on Warp Records.
Links: instagram.com/kellymoran__

Various Artists
This Is It...
Genre: Punk
Location: Kalamazoo-based label with two bands from Washtenaw County, State and Sex Change
Notes: "this is it . . . is a seven-artist album that documents the punk and hardcore scene of the Great Lakes region in 2025. The album includes thirteen blistering tracks from STATE, The Crosses (fmr Die Kreuzen), MDOP, No Sympatico, Pig Rides, Kiwi Army, and Sex Change. While always aggressive and raw, the compilation provides a snapshot of the diverse punk and hardcore styles of the Great Lakes area today, the bands spanning from Wisconsin, across Michigan, and to Ohio."
Links: Vinyl-only release at backacherecords.com | facebook.com/Stateonline | instagram.com/sex_change

Darrin James Band
"Old and in Your Arms" b/w "Buckets of Rain"
Genre: Rock, folk, Americana
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Single with a Bob Dylan cover on the B-side.
Links: instagram.com/darrinjamesband | "Clear and Present: Darrin James looks at marriage, family, and loss on 'See Right Through'” [Pulp, February 21, 2024]

Winged Wheel
"Speed Table"
Genre: Art rock
Location: All across the USA
Notes: First single from January 2026's Desert So Green album, the third by this collective that features Ypsilanti's Fred Thomas along with Whitney Johnson, Cory Plump, Matthew J. Rolin, Steve Shelley, and Lonnie Slack. 
Links: instagram.com/winged__wheel | instagram.com/fredthomas

Send your music to pulp@aadl.org if you're an artist or label with Washtenaw County associations. Check out more local music coverage here and in the Friday Five archives.