In a word: hypnotic. Summer In Abaddon, Pinback’s third proper album, is an organic network of mechanized arrangements working in lock-step precision, like a kaleidoscope of sound in bullet time.

The duo of Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV are the core of Pinback, hailing from San Diego, who perform their complex indie-rock with an ever-changing cast of players during live shows.

At low volumes, Summer In Abaddon induces alpha waves and, ultimately, sleep. Turn it up, and the intricacies reveal themselves, not slowly, but instantaneously, like taking off the face of an expensive, handmade watch and viewing all the gears within.

Through headphones, the album divides itself dynamically, highlighting each separate part, be it a single electric bass thumping, atmospheric piano line or one of many small, interlocking guitar twitches.

Everything seems to be cyclical on the album; there are vocal choruses sung in a round, drums that paralyze with their seemingly simplistic repetition, and songs that feel like you’re spinning slowly in a room.

Songs like “The Yellow Ones,” “Sender” and “Bloods On Fire” are indie-pop anthems, possessing some of the most compelling musical sections and nearly sing-along choruses for indie kids.

By the way, in case you’re wondering, “abaddon” is a five-star Bible word that refers to a bottomless pit of ruin and destruction. Nice.

Pinback will perform with fellow San Diego heroes the Album Leaf and the Advantage at the Casbah on Dec. 5.