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-.
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 albums". 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."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."
Credits
- Jason Lytle – all instruments, production, [audio audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing], recording, engineering, sleeve artwork
- Ariana Murray – additional vocals on "I Am Lost"
- Thom Monahan – mixing
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- Jen Murse – sleeve design