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Oct 22, 2012It's a gently moving meditation on the effects of solitude and nature on the soul, set to Lytle's characteristic blend of chugging guitar grooves aerated by bubbling synths and soothed by high harmonies.
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Oct 17, 2012I haven't heard, read, or seen anything that portrays or recalls the state [Montana] as beautifully as Dept. of Disappearance.
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Oct 16, 2012On Disappearance, Lytle yet again hits that perfect balance of gentle storytelling and hard, dark emotion.
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UncutOct 15, 2012Inventively employing computer "tweakery," Lytle concocts synthesized symphonies and celestial chorales, with emotional charged results. [Nov 2012, p.77]
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Oct 15, 2012Dept. of Disappearance shows that far from vanishing, Lytle is making a claim to be one of the more interesting and consistent singer/songwriters around; willing to take sonic chances, but always delivering music that's as much about feel as it is about meaning.
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Oct 15, 2012It's melodically sweeter, and warmer, than his acclaimed Yours Truly,The Commuter.
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Oct 15, 2012As ever, there's a sonic depth here that most artists could only dream of attaining, he works melodic light and shade beautifully; perhaps never more so than on 'Hangtown', which is a veritable swoonfest.
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Oct 23, 2012This is probably as healthy as he'll ever sound.
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Oct 19, 2012With Lytle still crafting his wonderfully tweaked tales of dour dystopia, Dept. of Disappearance makes a convincing argument that they [Grandaddy] never really left.
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Oct 19, 2012Dept. of Disappearance, Lytle's second proper solo album since the 2006 dissolution of Grandaddy, follows directly in the same vein of his earlier work, where the edges were rarely sharp around warm and welcoming melodic vehicles.
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Oct 15, 2012On an album of depth and scale, Lytle is aiming to move mountains. It's big.
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