| Yours Truly, the Commuter | ||||
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| Released | May 19, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | The Warbler in Montana, U.S. | |||
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| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Jason Lytle | |||
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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-.
| 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]
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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "The Weather Girl" | 3:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "This Song Is the Mute Button (Other Version)" |
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 42 [11] |
| French Albums Chart | 175 [12] |
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