Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, The Commuter

Jason Lytle is back. Having left the band and moniker Grandaddy back in California, May 19, 2009, Lytle released Yours Truly, The Commuter under his own name.
I've been a long time Grandaddy fan, which makes it hard to look at this album alone instead of judging it alongside those great Grandaddy albums which have provided the soundtrack to much of my twenties.
Yours Truly is no departure from Lytle's earlier works. It sounds and feels much like the numerous B-side releases Grandaddy released over the years.... too much so. Though some songs stand out, most are familiar ground - mid paced sad piano confessions or acoustic guitar + synth+ some sad but hopeful and seemingly personal lyrics delivered in that simple, high voice. Though I'm glad he is still out there, he may be mining a tunnel that's all tapped out. There are some bright spots - Brand New Sun & Birds Encouraged Him. Over all grade = C+.
For other reviews of Yours Truly, click this.

Check out Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse's release Dark Night of the Soul (2009). Lytle appears on it's two best songs - Jaykub and Everytime I'm with You.

Animal-mania!

Liz, being the kind soul she is, rescued a mama cat and three kittens from a family who was just going to abandon them outside. So now it's crazy animals everywhere!

This is Weezer. Don't tell, but he is our favorite. Weezer is pretty chill but sometimes flips out over his shadow.




(don't worry, i was just playin')







Weezer is Barkley's favorite too.











This is Nostril. My sisters call him Wolverine. I prefer Nostril. Nostril is pretty chill. His near twin, Fish, is not so chill (he's not the favorite).

















In other animal news, Gidget chased a neighborhood cat under the fence and around the neighbor's yard. When she finally emerged from under that fence, she had torn a nail clean off. She had to sport the cone for a few days to keep her from licking her paw all the time. Ha ha ha. Look how sad she is!