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...

Ricky Earlywine announces his resurrection with the release of "move like this", a track that channels intense physical survival into an impeccably polished R&B groove. The Lacey, Washington-based AuDHD creator and independent performer recorded the single following a life-altering stint in the ICU. While trauma typically leaves a jagged, raw edge on tape, Earlywine pivots, funneling his reclamation into striking technical precision directly from...