Yours Truly, the Commuter is the debut solo studio album by American indie rock musician Jason Lytle. It was released on May 19 2009 by record label ANTI-.
Reception
Yours Truly, the Commuter was generally well received by critics. AllMusic called it "a gorgeously atmospheric record, a panorama of lush California landscapes filtered through the lonely lens of winter air and rural, mountainous terrain. There's a familiar mix of electronics and acoustic instruments here, but they're linked together more discreetly than before", calling it "more cohesive than many of those past [Grandaddy] albums".[2] Pitchfork wrote: "Yours Truly, the Commuter sounds an awful lot like a Grandaddy album – not just another Grandaddy album, though, but a really good one, the best since Sumday."[9]
Less favourable was The A.V. Club, writing: "Lytle settles for repetitive mood-setters that merely re-shuffle the elements he's been working with for more than a decade now, with no discernible progress or mastery."[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Jason Lytle.
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1. | "Yours Truly, the Commuter" | 3:16 |
2. | "Brand New Sun" | 4:22 |
3. | "Ghost of My Old Dog" | 5:06 |
4. | "I Am Lost (And the Moment Cannot Last)" | 2:20 |
5. | "Birds Encouraged Him" | 4:25 |
6. | "It's the Weekend" | 2:15 |
7. | "Fürget It" | 3:52 |
8. | "This Song Is the Mute Button" | 2:40 |
9. | "Rollin' Home Alone" | 4:14 |
10. | "You're Too Gone" | 2:41 |
11. | "Flying Thru Canyons" | 3:07 |
12. | "Here for Good" | 3:57 |
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13. | "The Weather Girl" | 3:51 |
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14. | "This Song Is the Mute Button (Other Version)" | |
Credits
- Additional personnel
- Ariana Murray – additional vocals on "I Am Lost"
- Technical
Charts
Chart |
Peak Position |
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) |
42[11] |
French Albums Chart |
175[12] |
References
- 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Yours Truly, the Commuter – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Leahey, Andrew. "Yours Truly, the Commuter – Jason Lytle | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- 1 2 Murray, Noel (May 19, 2009). "Review: Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, the Commuter • Music Review • The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Greenwald, Andy (May 13, 2009). "Yours Truly, the Commuter Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (May 22, 2009). "Album: Jason Lytle, Yours Truly, the Commuter (Anti-) – Reviews – Music – The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ "[Yours Truly, the Commuter review]". Mojo: 99. June 2009.
- ↑ Fullerton, Jamie (May 13, 2009). "NME Reviews – Album Review: Jason Lytle | nme.com". NME. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Wood, Mikael (May 18, 2009). "Jason Lytle – Yours Truly, the Commuter". The Phoenix. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Deusner, Stephen M. (May 21, 2009). "Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, the Commuter | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Uncut: 125. June 2009.
- ↑ ultratop.be
- ↑ lescharts.com