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...

AratheJay has officially released the music video for “Put Am On God,” the lead single off his debut LP, "The Odyssey". The visual arrives on the back of the project's remarkable success since its release on October 24. "The Odyssey" has not simply charted but also rewritten the record books for debut projects in the Ghanaian music. The 17-track epic, which serves as the core...