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Lillian
Studio album by Alias & Ehren
Released	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
Genre	Instrumental hip hop, electronica, jazz
Length	56:36
Label	Anticon
Producer	Alias
Alias chronology
All Things Fixable (2005) Lillian (2005) Brookland/Oaklyn (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Brainwashed	favorable
The Daily Barometer	favorable
Dusted Magazine	favorable
Exclaim!	favorable
Okayplayer	50/100
Orlando Weekly	favorable
SF Weekly	favorable
The Skinny
XLR8R	favorable

Lillian is the only collaborative studio album by Alias (Brendon Whitney) & Ehren (Ehren Whitney). It was released on Anticon in 2005. The album is named after their grandmother.

Critical reception

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "There's never a climax or any kind of resolution; rather, it's just the fading in and out of ideas, but despite the fact that the formula becomes apparent after a few songs, nothing ever gets boring." She called it "a troubling, sweet record that's more than willing to immerse itself in abstraction and a lack of clarity, stimulating thought instead of giving distinct answers, which makes it quite a powerful accomplishment." Rachel Devitt of SF Weekly said: "With a benevolent, knowing touch, sponsors Alias and Ehren gently guide their wards into their new lives as functioning members of ambient, beat-driven hip hop."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Alias – guitar, sampler, keyboards, drum programming, production, arrangement, recording, mixing, photography
• Ehren – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, keyboards, drum programming, photography
• Jeremy Goody – mastering
• Baillie Parker – executive production
• Roger Bacon – art direction

References

1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Lillian - Alias". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
2. Warren, Jen (February 23, 2006). "Alias & Ehren, "Lillian"". Brainwashed. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
3. Feigner, Eric (May 26, 2005). "Alias and Ehren show some brotherly love on Lillian". The Daily Barometer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
4. Tabron, Chris (September 19, 2005). "Alias and Ehren - Lillian". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
5. Shields, Kendall (October 1, 2005). "Alias and Ehren: Lillian". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
6. Dantana (August 31, 2005). "Alias & Ehren". Okayplayer. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
7. "Otherwordly Brothers". Orlando Weekly. August 25, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
8. ^ Devitt, Rachel (August 31, 2005). "Alias & Ehren". SF Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
9. Brown, Alistair (February 15, 2006). "Alias & Ehren - Lillian". The Skinny. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
10. ^ Shimp, Rachel (September 27, 2005). "Alias & Ehren: Lillian". XLR8R. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

External links

• Lillian at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2005 albums
• Alias (musician) albums
• Anticon albums