Kevin Bronson on August 2nd, 2013

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In “Sea Monster,” L.A.’s Salt Petal has one of those sleeper albums that shouldn’t be slept on, a collection of melting-pot tunes that imagines, perhaps, what Los Angeles should sound like. The quintet swivels between folk and indie rock with tropical and Latin influences, tastefully accented with accordion and trumpet. Both of the latter instruments appear in the gorgeous lament “Darkest Hours,” and the video for the song, directed by Reuben Reynoso along with Salt Petal principals Rodrigo González and Autumn Harrison, follows Harrison from the city to the train to the beach. Because in the darkest hours, we seek light.

||| Live: Salt Petal performs as part of a seven-band lineup at the free, all-ages Chinatown Summer Nights on Saturday, Aug. 17. they also play Echo Park Rising on Aug. 18.

||| Previously: “Pico”