Los Angeles-based quartet Pattern-Seeking Animals will release their fifth album Friend of All Creatures on February 14th, on GEP Records. The band has been one of the prog scene’s most prolific and well-received artists, beginning with the release of their self-titled debut album in 2019, followed by Prehensile Tales in 2020, Only Passing Through in 2022, and Spooky Action At A Distance in 2023.
Today the band has shared the lyric video for the new single “The Seventh Sleeper” which you can watch below.
Originally formed with past members of Spock’s Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals (P-SA) has long since staked claim to its own identity, forging a strong path in the prog world. The band, named after a quote about human behavior from science historian Michael Shermer, PS-A is Ted Leonard (lead vocals and guitar), John Boegehold (keyboards, guitars, programming), Dave Meros (basses) and the energetic Jimmy Keegan (drums and vocals).
“The Seventh Sleeper is the fourth and final single from the new album. The song goes through a lot of twists and turns and we’re all quite happy the way it turned out. Hope you like it!” says John Boegehold.

Friend of All Creatures (named from a verse in the Bhagavad Gita) contains 7 songs, all written by Boegehold, who also produced the album. It was engineered and mixed at Woodcliff Studio in Los Angeles by Frank Rosato in 2024.
About the album, John Boegehold says, “We’re all very proud of this album and are looking forward to everyone finally hearing it.”
Friend of All Creatures tracklisting:
1. Future Perfect World
2. Another Holy Grail
3. Down the Darkest Road
4. In My Dying Days
5. The Seventh Sleeper
6. Days We’ll Remember
7. Words of Love Evermore