After eight pleasant, if unremarkable, albums, Seattle-based Damien Jurado's great leap forward came in 2010 when he first teamed up with Richard Swift, whose production nous elevated his rootsy singer-songwriter fare to more dramatic heights. Their third album together doesn't disappoint, from the bruised melancholia of the piano-led Metallic Cloud and the dramatic Jericho Road (with its unexpected echoes of Deep Purple's Child in Time) to the more sparse likes of Silver Joy. There's still room for improvement – there's a very definite sag in the middle of the album – but this is another enjoyable set.