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...

About Elamar Elamar was born into a large family in Dimona and attended and graduated from The Brotherhood School. Elamar was inspired to better the world by the school's innovative educational method. Elamar afterwards spent three years in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). In the army, he learned discipline, purpose, passion, and communication skills. Elamar has always been creative, and art has become his expression....