Joseph Arthur Announces The Graduation Ceremony (May 24th / Lonely Astronaut), His First Solo Album Since 2006 s Nuclear Daydream Joseph Arthur s music has been described as 'a dynamic swirl of noise that somehow appears magically around him' (NPR), 'emotional (but tuneful) exorcisms' (Entertainment Weekly), and 'lush, poetic, squalling, spiritual, and strange. Just like life' (Boston Globe).