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...

In recent years, social media has become an integral part of our society as a whole, and it's becoming increasingly clear that this development will continue for a while to come. People's need to feel accepted by their online social circles often leads them to act in irrational and foolish ways. The effects of this are negative across the board. The goal of JmNPR's new track...