“Fickle Blood,” a new song by Forage and Wander, is instantly engaging with a softly strummed guitar changing to upbeat chords over downbeaten drums. More of a mini-suite, the shifting textures and tempos recall Uncle Tupelo (the usual suspect cited in these situations), with an excellently-sung, melodic vocal.

The song seems to describe the borderline mental illness that arrives post-breakup or perhaps post-death, with lyrics such as, “It feels unclear with the passing of time that I will always be fine.”

“‘Fickle Blood’ was written in a very fragile time in my life,” the anonymous composer writes on the band’s Facebook page. “It carries a lot of emotion and helped me deal with a lot of the pain I had at that time. My hope is that this song can help you as well as it helped me.”

The Ohio band describes itself as “post-hardcore / indie rock.” I’ve never been clear about the whole post-rock thing, but it seems to mean trying to do something other than power chords with verse and chorus. Whatever it is, “Fickle Blood” is a great song. It is the initial release from Time Well Spent, a five-song EP arriving March 2nd. I plan to buy it, and you should, too.

Visit Forage and Wander’s Bandcamp page to stream and download “Fickle Blood” and Time Well Spent. Like the band on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.