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

This week:
October Babies, Laughing Hyenas, Bill Edwards, Larkn, Craig Taborn, Dre Dav and Mo Grease, Sigidy, Ryan Gerald, Kelsey., Studio Lounge, Benji Robot, and George Mashour.

October Babies
I'll Be There With You Again EP
Genre: sophisti-pop, rock 
Location: Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor
Notes: Sessions for these songs began in 2017, but the group went on hiatus and never finished them. It wasn't until 2023 when drummer Ben Lorenz said he wanted the group to complete the tunes for this release. Lorenz passed away on December 27, 2025.
Links: octoberbabies.net

Laughing Hyenas
"Here We go Again - WNYU Radio, NYC 1990"
Genre: punk-blues
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Teaser for the forthcoming Third Man compilation That Girl: Live Recordings 1986-1994 from one of A2's most incendiary bands. Album out February 20.
Links: "Friday Five: Laughing Hyenas" [Pulp, December 11, 2020] | "Let It Burn: A new book chronicles the life and hard times of Ann Arbor's Laughing Hyenas" [Pulp, August 21, 2025]

Bill Edwards
"I Didn't Sign Up for This"
Genre: roots rock
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Topical tune about America's struggle with ICE-y conditions.
Links: billedwardsmusic.com | Three interviews with Pulp: [1], [2], [3]

Larkn
"Game"
Genre: pop
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Video for a song from 2025's Make It the Most EP by this artist and music-biz entrepreneur.
Links: betterfromheremusic.com

Craig Taborn
Dream Archives
Genre: experimental jazz, modern classical
Location: formerly Ann Arbor
Notes: Fresh from his 2025 MacArthur "genius grant," this pianist and 1995 University of Michigan grad returns with his latest recording for the legendary ECM label, featuring cellist Tomeka Reid and percussionist Ches Smith.
Links: craigtaborn.com

Dre Dav and Mo Grease
"Hotline"
Genre: hip-hop
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Over a funk-infused beat, A2 rappers celebrate ordering cannabis over the phone and having it delivered.
Links: https://www.instagram.com/dredav__

Sigidy
"Giddit"
Genre: hip-hop
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: With a clipped and chilled delivery, the Ypsi rapper explores relationship dynamics.
Links: https://www.instagram.com/sigidy34/

Ryan Gerald
Sixty-Six
Genre: electronic, ambient, downtempo
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: The composer-producer pays tribute to his late father on Sixty-Six, an electronic instrumental album. Gerald released the album on January 11, or what would have been his father’s 66th birthday, and paired it with a short film set in the Aare Gorge in Switzerland. The 17-minute visual reflects Gerald’s love of nature and features footage from the gorge near Meiringen, Switzerland.
Links: ryangerald.bandcamp.com

Kelsey.
"Wasted"
Genre: bluesy rock
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Music video for her 2025 single.
Links: facebook.com/kelseyperiod

Studio Lounge
"Doublethink"
Genre: indie, experimental
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Strange and beguiling new-wavey single from the eclectic quartet.
Links: linktr.ee/studioloungeofficial

Benji Robot
Fragments
Genre: electronica
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Benjamin Roman is the man behind the Robot, and his new 10-track album mixes downtempo and EDM. "This LP is dedicated to the 364 people killed at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023."
Links: benjirobot.com

George Mashour
"Canyon Haze"
Genre: psych-rock
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: More '60s-inspired psychedelia from a man who knows about altered states. The song conjures images of being lost in the desert and searching for meaning.
Links: instagram.com/mashourmusic

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.