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...

The Perth-based indie rock outfit Liam Naughton & The Educators delivers a high-energy anthem 'I Want To Go Out Tonight' for anyone who needs to escape their own living room immediately. You know that exact second when the walls of your apartment suddenly feel like they are closing in on you. The air gets stale, the silence gets loud, and the only cure is to...