A recent track from Indianapolis-based artist Doug Henthorn, “Forewarned and Failing” channels a bluesy rock fervency throughout. Henthorn’s vocals show a fierce passion, alternating between suave escalation and ardent outpouring. A driving guitar pulse, accompanied by smatterings of piano, leads the blues-centric arsenal with a convincing passion. References to the “final hour” and “racing angels,” during the escalation makes for a riveting sequence, echoing confident confrontation in the face of hardships. “Forewarned and Failing” is a steady rock success from Doug Henthorn.
The track precedes the release of Henthorn’s upcoming full-length, Three, releasing on May 6th.
Henthorn elaborates further on the upcoming album and its creative process, below:
“After releasing my first solo record ‘Cold Medicine’ (2016), I encountered some health issues and found myself contemplating end of life scenarios. I was writing a lot of material in this time period but didn’t feel right about releasing it after my recovery. I released ‘The LLC’ (my second solo release) instead. With the onset of the pandemic, lockdowns and isolation, I found myself contemplating again- adding to the material I’d compiled years earlier, and wanting to release this material. It feels right to release now. It’s a bit dark and obviously contemplative, but really a very positive and hopeful record. Sometimes dark, sometimes poking fun at myself, from mellow and somber to straight up hard rock, I feel it’s the most honest record I’ve done to date. There are three covers on the record as well that fit perfectly.”
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This track and others released in February can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of February 2022’ Spotify playlist.
