Hiding in Public subscribes to the long lineage of British pop songcraft, starting of course with the Beatles but also the Small Faces and Squeeze. "Worlds Away, Yards Apart," the troupe's third release, was delayed by singer/guitarist Jamie Moses' stint in the back line of Queen + Paul Rodgers but displays the same unaffected yet sophisticated leaning of its predecessors. Despite its eclectic bent, this is consistently engaging, from the rootsy richness of the title track to the brassy, Rat Pack-saluting punch of "Bikini Blue Sky" to the cabaret rollick of "Picture of Me With a Portrait of the Queen." The contemplative "Free After Free Fall" hews toward folk-rock, while "She Was Mine" mines cabaret dynamics and "Sangria Evening" incorporates a gentle Latin sway. It's a series of subtle delights that make for an understated but captivating whole.