Religious music has its own shelves in the store or playlists in the algorithm, but Joseph Arthur's been earnestly and honestly charting his own Jesus-ward journey for decades away from such reductive labels. The results within a larger compelling catalog have drawn critics in from the beginning, an indie rock tapestry of the sacred and secular anchored by Arthur's unmistakable vocal.

As Arthur's divine connection becomes more pronounced in his fifties, the announcement of his latest project—a three-album movement that begins with You're Not A Ghost Anymore (April 2)—leans into the themes of "Faith", "Heart", and "Fight". The firstfruits of the project can now be heard on a new song, "I Wanna Know You," which features a DIY video of Arthur literally following Jesus on a highway through Europe.

For those who've been along for the ride, it's heartening to hear Arthur's songcraft hold the same full-hearted approach that he did in his twenties. "Lord, can you really love me, if I don't love myself very much at all?" he asks, only to return to the same framework later. "Lord, can you really know me, if I don't know myself very much at all?" Arthur's questions have always been our own.

Here's what Arthur had to say about the new project: “You’re Not a Ghost Anymore is a three-part body of work written over six years, across collapse, recovery, and return. Faith. Heart. Fight. Not genres, but states of being. These songs trace the long arc from disorientation to embodiment, from losing the thread to picking it back up with both hands. It’s a record about staying when disappearing would be easier. About choosing presence over numbness. About coming back into the body, the voice, and the world. But this isn’t a comeback album. It’s a re-entry.”

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