2009 studio album by Jason Lytle
Yours Truly, the Commuter |
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Studio album by Jason Lytle |
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Released | May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) |
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Recorded | The Warbler in Montana, U.S. |
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Genre | - Indie pop[citation needed]
- indie rock
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Label | ANTI- |
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Producer | Jason Lytle |
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Jason Lytle chronology |
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| Yours Truly, the Commuter (2009) | Dept. of Disappearance (2012) | |
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-.
Reception
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [2] |
The A.V. Club | C+[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
The Independent | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [5] |
Mojo | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [6] |
The New York Times | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
NME | 7/10[7] |
The Phoenix | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[9] |
Uncut | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [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. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yours Truly, the Commuter" | 3:16 |
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2. | "Brand New Sun" | 4:22 |
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3. | "Ghost of My Old Dog" | 5:06 |
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4. | "I Am Lost (And the Moment Cannot Last)" | 2:20 |
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5. | "Birds Encouraged Him" | 4:25 |
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6. | "It's the Weekend" | 2:15 |
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7. | "Fürget It" | 3:52 |
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8. | "This Song Is the Mute Button" | 2:40 |
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9. | "Rollin' Home Alone" | 4:14 |
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10. | "You're Too Gone" | 2:41 |
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11. | "Flying Thru Canyons" | 3:07 |
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12. | "Here for Good" | 3:57 |
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iTunes bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "The Weather Girl" | 3:51 |
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iTunes pre-order bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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14. | "This Song Is the Mute Button (Other Version)" | |
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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
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Yours Truly, the Commuter – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Yours Truly, the Commuter – Jason Lytle | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. 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.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (May 21, 2009). "Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, the Commuter". Album Reviews. Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Uncut. June 2009. p. 125.
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External links
- Yours Truly, the Commuter on ANTI- Records' official website
- Yours Truly, the Commuter at Discogs (list of releases)
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