Don’t let the ages of Money Soup’s band members fool you.

The fast-emerging West Michigan funk, soul, jazz and pop quintet has a surprising amount of experience and “together time” for musicians ranging in age from 18 to 20.

“We’re younger than most people in the music scene,” conceded keyboardist Robert Greene, who attended Grand Haven High School and the University of Michigan. 

“However, we still have many years of experience and have spent lots of time playing together and getting tight. Another thing that stands out is the catchiness of our songs and the energy we bring every time we perform,” he said.

Singer Mia Silguero, a Zeeland High School graduate, added that audiences “say our music is really good and … they like how (this) music is still alive with young people.”

Releasing a self-titled debut album in 2024, the band of Zeeland and Grand Haven high school graduates – Greene, Silguero, drummer Lainey Canon, bassist Maggie Tesfae and guitarist MacKael LaMore – dropped a new single, “Night & Day,” this week and have turned heads at recent performances, including an opening set at the recent WYCE Jammie Awards at The Intersection.

Money Soup has plenty more inspiring gigs to come, playing Holland’s Park Theatre (with Desmond Jones and Candid Antics) on March 28 and the Feedback benefit at Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids on April 6 (with The Soul Syndicate and The Honeytones).

“The energy. It is a ton of fun to play music,” Greene insisted. “When you get on a stage with an audience and when the audience is engaged, everyone feeds off of each other. I think we bring some great energy to our shows and everyone picks up on that.

“You can tell that we care, and we’re all dedicated to music and putting on a good show.”

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Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Amy Winehouse, Ariana Grande, John Mayer and Frank Ocean, the band – which has conducted its recording sessions at Grand Haven’s Third Coast Recording Co. – plans to release more singles throughout 2025 while continuing to grow its audience.

The long-term goal: tour the country, open for acts such as Boston’s funk-pop fusion band Couch, and keep fans invigorated with what Silguero calls Money Soup’s “different kind of sound.”

— Email John Sinkevics at john@localspins.com.