The California roots reggae band returns with a spiritually minded collaboration featuring Dezarie. Released digitally through Ineffable Records on October 9, ‘Be Like You’ keeps its focus on self-reflection, unity and staying grounded.
Arise Roots has released ‘Be Like You,’ a new single featuring Dezarie, with the California band holding close to the roots reggae foundation that has shaped its work. The track arrives through Ineffable Records and places Dezarie’s commanding vocal presence at the centre of a song concerned with character, purpose and spiritual growth. Rather than chasing a sharp stylistic turn, Arise Roots stays with the conscious, melodic approach listeners have come to expect from the group, giving the collaboration a familiar footing while allowing Dezarie’s voice to add extra weight.
The song’s message turns inward. ‘Be Like You’ calls for listeners to examine themselves and follow qualities worth carrying, tying personal responsibility to the wider roots reggae language of unity and uplift. That emphasis gives the track a clear centre: the work is less about image than alignment between what people say and how they live. Arise Roots’ steady musicianship supports that idea, while Dezarie brings the seasoned authority associated with her vocal work and keeps the performance from drifting into lightweight affirmation.
According to the release details supplied for the track, the collaboration grew from a shared interest in roots reggae messages of introspection and togetherness. That makes Dezarie’s appearance feel purposeful rather than decorative. Her tone brings a deeper, more grounded edge to the song, answering Arise Roots’ band-led approach with the presence of a vocalist whose delivery carries both warmth and gravity. The result sits in the current roots conversation without dropping the genre’s older concerns: truth, spiritual awareness and the pressure to remain connected to something larger than the self.
‘Be Like You’ was released digitally on October 9, 2026. The release information describes the single as available across streaming platforms, placing it in circulation for listeners following contemporary roots reggae and Dezarie’s continued contributions to the field. Arise Roots has often used its music to address social consciousness, and this track follows that line through a more personal doorway. Its argument is straightforward but useful: change begins with the individual, and staying rooted requires more than repeating the language of unity.
The same release also includes ‘Watch Over I,’ a separate Arise Roots collaboration featuring Rik Jam. While that track broadens the project’s guest list, ‘Be Like You’ remains the central statement here, with Dezarie’s vocal giving the song its strongest point of distinction. Arise Roots does not need to abandon its established sound to make the pairing matter. The band’s latest single works because it places a respected roots voice inside a focused meditation on self-knowledge, leaving the message clear and the foundation intact.
