THIS MOST accomplished singer songwriter delivers another star turn.

Following the stylistic (if not commercial) breakthrough of Saint Bartlett, Jurado has again teamed up with producer Richard Swift to daub a more expressive palette. Jurado describes the record as “about a guy who disappears on a search for himself and never goes home”.

Fortunately it is more uplifting than that, and the literary pretensions don’t stand in the way of a strong tune. Moving mostly away from the stark acoustics of his earlier work, Jurado and Swift create a woozy, period feel that almost shimmers. Likened by others to the golden era of Laurel Canyon, it is arguably more akin to the sounds coming out of the Bay area in the last 1960s.

Silver Timothy is memorable and catchy, and bathed in a production that enhances rather than competes. Jurado has rarely come up with a better batch of songs, and as he spreads his creative wings, this cries out for a wider audience.