Jason Lytle's new album Dept Of Disappearance plays like an emotionally resonant soundtrack for a non-existent cinematic masterpiece. On it the sometimes reclusive, always intriguing musician has infused the toil of ordinary existence with a sweeping sonic beauty. Lytle first made an impact with his band Granddaddy. As a solo artist, Lytle has built a catalog of inventive and evocative works. Dept. Of Disappearance follows up his critically heralded 2009 release Yours Truly, the Commuter which American Songwriter called “one hell of a re-emergence.” With a lab full of burbling beakers, flasks and test tubes, Lytle's records may have permanently one-upped Stereolab for best employing the sound of chemical experimentation and Dept. Of Disappearance is no exception. “I have a lot of gear, from conventional and traditional to super-fucked and broken. And once those sounds get into the computer, it opens a whole other realm of ‘tweakery,’” he says. Lytle compares the songs on his new album Dept. Of Disappearance to a roomful of “strange, brilliant autistic kids with very peculiar social skills. But there are a few conventional, good-looking ones who go out and shake hands and get the good jobs. Then they come home and help take care of the other weird, wonderful ones,” he explains. He then concludes: “Perhaps I will figure it all out someday, but for now I'm OK with it still being one big, elusive journey.”

Track Listing: 1: 1. Dept of Disappearance 2. Matterhorn 3. Young Saints 4. Hangtown 5. Get Up and Go 6. Last Problem of the Alps 7. Willow Wand Willow Wand 8. Somewhere There's a Someone 9. Chopin Drives Truck To the Dump 10. Your Final Setting Sun 11. Gimme Click Gimme Grid