Listening to Arnold J.’s new single, "Muddy Waters," isn't quite like anything else swirling around right now. It arrives with the gentle insistence of incoming tide, pulling you into its specific gravity. Arnold J., Ghanaian-born and now Canada-based, weaves a sound tagged as alt-country and folk, but those labels feel thin, like trying to contain smoke. There’s earthiness, sure, but his soulful vocal lines...

We spend our lives chasing dreams and goals, not knowing the curveballs life will throw at us. How do you deal with it? Like many of us who find ourselves at such crossroads, Anabel Rose offers a moment of reflection in her new song.  Titled 'Imperfect Daughters', the ballad digs into the subconscious of anyone whose life has taken an unexpected detour. The honest and...