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
Released	May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
Recorded	The Warbler in Montana, U.S.
Genre	Indie pop indie rock
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Jason Lytle
Jason Lytle chronology
Yours Truly, the Commuter (2009) Dept. of Disappearance (2012)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	C+[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
The Independent	[5]
Mojo	[6]
The New York Times	[1]
NME	7/10[7]
The Phoenix	[8]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
13.	"The Weather Girl"	3:51

iTunes pre-order bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"This Song Is the Mute Button (Other Version)"

Credits

• Jason Lytle – all instruments, production, mixing, recording, engineering, sleeve artwork

Additional personnel

• Ariana Murray – additional vocals on "I Am Lost"

Technical

• Thom Monahan – mixing
• Mark Chalecki – mastering
• Jen Murse – sleeve design

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

External links

• Yours Truly, the Commuter on ANTI- Records' official website
• Yours Truly, the Commuter at Discogs (list of releases)