Yours Truly, the Commuter

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 ANTI-.

Yours Truly, the Commuter
Studio album by
Jason Lytle
ReleasedMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
RecordedThe Warbler in Montana, U.S.
Genre
LabelANTI-
ProducerJason Lytle
Jason Lytle chronology
Yours Truly, the Commuter
(2009)		 Dept. of Disappearance
(2012)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC+[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
The Independent[5]
Mojo[6]
The New York Times[1]
NME7/10[7]
The Phoenix[8]
Pitchfork7.4/10[9]
Uncut[10]

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 are written by Jason Lytle.

No.TitleLength
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
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."The Weather Girl"3:51
iTunes pre-order bonus track
No.TitleLength
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. "Critic Reviews for Yours Truly, the Commuter – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. Leahey, Andrew. "Yours Truly, the Commuter – Jason Lytle | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. Greenwald, Andy (May 13, 2009). "Yours Truly, the Commuter Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. Gill, Andy (May 22, 2009). "Album: Jason Lytle, Yours Truly, the Commuter (Anti-) – Reviews – Music – The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  6. "[Yours Truly, the Commuter review]". Mojo: 99. June 2009.
  7. Fullerton, Jamie (May 13, 2009). "NME Reviews – Album Review: Jason Lytle | nme.com". NME. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  8. Wood, Mikael (May 18, 2009). "Jason Lytle – Yours Truly, the Commuter". The Phoenix. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. Deusner, Stephen M. (May 21, 2009). "Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, the Commuter | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. Uncut: 125. June 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ultratop.be
  12. lescharts.com



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