Lillian | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Alias & Ehren |
Border: | yes |
Genre: | Instrumental hip hop, electronica, jazz |
Label: | Anticon |
Producer: | Alias |
Chronology: | Alias |
Prev Title: | All Things Fixable |
Prev Year: | 2005 |
Next Title: | Brookland/Oaklyn |
Next Year: | 2006 |
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.
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."
Credits adapted from liner notes.