Merging styles, sounds, instrumental phrasings, etc., North Carolina’s Big Something have proven themselves up and down the east coast as a titanic party band, in the best sense of the phrase.

That the opening cut on their latest album, Truth Serum, opens with DJ Logic spinning amid verses and refrains points to an all-inclusive sense of songwriting from these guys. The breakdown in this song blends excitable lead guitar with gooey meatball bass lines and Logic’s active accents. The first tier we’re dealing with is an imperative to dance. Then, as the joints start firing and the bones jingle-jangle in time, we get to the heart of the matter: These guys care about music deeply, and they rage it right properly as a six-piece brass-loving ensemble.

Truth Serum builds off two earlier releases and brings the band to the cream of the regional touring circuit. After the opener, we get to “Capt. D,” which shows the listener the more groove-oriented, late-90s alt rock sound that the band has been cultivating for years. Add in the omnipresence of Josh Kagel on keys and trumpet and Casey Cranford on sax and the really interesting EWI, and you’ve got a unique spin on a well-trodden jamband route.

Lead guitarist Jesse Hensley takes the band out to far-flung depths during composed jams (“Sirens,” “Truth Serum,” “Grey Matter”), hinting at what they’re all capable of in-studio and onstage. There’s a fine dichotomy at work here between more progressive jams like those and the, shall we say, more accessible and danceable tunes like “Love Generator.” The latter is surely an anchor for the band, the sort of song that shows an audience exactly what Big Something is all about. The aforementioned keys and sax really get to work in that tune. As the song ascends toward the jam, there’s so much going on that you might think this is a nine-piece or something.

The title track, however, is the epicenter of the album. Nick MacDaniels’ vocals swing through hip-hop flow and wrap smoothly around a bold bass line and snappy snare kicks. This is a late-night lounge get-down with enough open space for any sort of jam these guys might imagine.

With a certain tier of jam bands evolving ‘neath the glow of the upper echelon of founding fathers, the main tendency is to cull a nice variety of subgenres into a band’s sound. That’s no easy feat, and it’s often the undoing of would-be artists. The hallmark of Truth Serum (and, particularly, this title cut) is that Big Something gives its music room to breathe. There’s a little something for everybody, and probably no one will walk away feeling overwhelmed or anything.

The album closes on “Grey Matter,” which calls to mind heady compositions from the likes of SA Martinez, et al. It’s both relaxing and exciting — a song that might work well in your headphones and either on your bed or out for a run. The closing jam is orchestral, anchored by 88 ivories and ebonies and a stirring guitar solo.

As of late fall 2014, the band is stretching its limbs toward the likes of Columbus, Ohio; Tampa, Fla.; Frederick, Md.; etc., so they’re clearly picking up some traction on the touring end of things. The talent and excitement embedded in this latest album is the reason why it’s working.