Kevin Bronson on January 5th, 2015

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The new album from L.A. septet Seasons was expected last fall, but as anybody who’s juggled an indie band with real-life issues knows, things change. That’s the theme of the aforementioned album, “Everything Changes,” as the band has regrouped from lineup changes and various existential issues to prepare their first release since their four-EP cycle between 2009 and ’12. The band — singer-guitarist Nik Garcia along with trumpeter Dayna Richards, violinist Kaitlin Wolfberg, keyboardist Ray G., bassist Adam Villanueva and percussionists Erik Morales and Jarett Villaneuva — are still plying their deliriously cacophonous psych-rock. The title track builds from a plaintive keyboard progression and mournful violin phrase to a rambunctious shout-along, with Wolfberg answering Garcia’s calls to arms with a melody that in another context might be considered mopey. As there always is when you press play with Seasons, there’s a lot going on here.

||| Download: “Everything Changes”

||| Previously: “Used to Be Alive” and “Fossils”

Photo of Seasons at last July’s Chinatown Summer Nights by Kelsey Heng